Renaming the Drawings
Although renaming your drawings is not mandatory, it can prove useful in maintaining a clear Network structure for your project. If you leave your drawing as is and do not rename it, your deformation subgroups will be automatically named according to the drawing numbering. If you plan to have several drawings using the same rig within an element, for instance, drawing substitution, then you should rename these extra drawings before starting your rig, or you will find that extra unused subgroups will be created automatically.
How to rename drawings to link them to the same chain
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In the Xsheet view, locate the column that corresponds to the element which includes several drawings that will use the same chain, such as a character that has several costumes which you plan to swap by using drawing substitution. In our example, we will use the rabbit’s feet, which will all use the same deformation curve. |
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In the Xsheet view, select the first drawing of the column. This is the one that will be rigged. |
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From the Xsheet view menu, select Drawings > Rename Drawing or press Ctrl + D (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ + D (Mac OS X). |
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In the Rename Drawing dialog box, type a relevant new name for the drawing and click OK. |
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In the Xsheet view, select the next drawing in the column and select Drawings > Rename Drawing from the Xsheet view menu. |
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In the Rename Drawing dialog box, type the same name that you gave the first drawing of the column, exactly as it is written and add a plus sign (+) and any number. For example, if the first drawing is named front, the subsequent drawings are named: front+1, front+2, front+3, etc. |
You must strictly adhere to this rule if you want the extra drawings to be linked to the deformation chain of the main drawing.
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Repeat steps 5 and step 6 for each subsequent drawing that needs to be linked to the same deformation chain. |
