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SnapConstraints

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Works for Blender 2.81, provided under GNU General Public License

The current build is as of 02/4/20

More info: https://blenderartists.org/t/snap-constraints-fk-to-ik-and-space-switching/1205014

Update: Feature and Bugfix (02/04/20)

  • Feature: IK with Use Rotation will work when visual keying the target
  • Bugfix: Visual Keying IK should key the whole chain now


Problems Solved by Addon:

  • Snapping FK to IK: You'll no longer need to create duplicated rigs just to support FK to IK snapping. At the click of a button, the IK target and Pole will be snapped based on the FK chain.
  • Space Switching: We all know the hassle of rigging props. When you want to switch hands or let go of things, you have to manually recreate the pose again. Not anymore. The addon will move the ChildOf owner bone to match it's visual/world pose at the click of a button.


What Exactly is Provided?:
  • Snap FK to
  • Snap FK to ChildOf
  • Snap FK to CopyRotation

The first button will:

  • IK : Snap IK bones to match FK chain. Auto keys target's affected loc/rot/scale. Auto keys mute=False if keyed previously.
  • ChildOf: Does not affect target. This will transform the owner such that when the constraint is activated, the owner will be in the same world-space location. Auto keys owner's affected loc/rot/scale. Auto keys mute=False if keyed previously.
  • CopyRotation: Snap target to match FK worldspace rotation. Auto keys target's rotation. Auto keys mute=False if keyed previously.


The following buttons will do a current frame visual bake on the owner. After that, the constraint mute button is exposed for convenience.


Limitations:

  • IK: Use Tail, Use Position must be True. There is support for optional Use Rotation but both Use Rotation, Use Position, and IK Constraint influences must be 1.0. As the Chain Length increases, snapping IK from FK will become less and less accurate.


  • ChildOf: Excluding the Target and Inverse Matrix, the rest of the options must match the default ChildfOf Constraint, including influence=1.0. Only one childof constraint should be active at any time. The addon will not correctly snap FK to ChildOf if multiple are active.
  • CopyRotation:  Excluding the Target, the rest of the options must match the default CopyRotation constraint, including influence=1.0.


Frequently Asked Questions:

How to install:

To install the script, first unzip the folder. In Blender, Go to File > User Preferences , select Add-on Tab, then press Install Add-on and then select the appropriate python(.py) addon file. Enable it by selecting the checkbox. To enable it as default, press Save As Default. To create a trail, the button can be found in: 3D View -> UI Panel -> Tool -> Motion Trail 3D

Thank you for reading this far. Let me know what you think! If you have any questions, comments, or feedback, you can email me at wbmoss_dev@yahoo.com, reply here or PM me.

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Thank you for reading this far. Let me know what you think! If you have any questions, comments, or feedback, you can email me at wbmoss_dev@yahoo.com

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