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Renaming the rig

Is thare a way to rename the rig (without deleting it and generating it one more time, also without rebuilding using the rebuild functionality)? Can you add a suffix after the rig name? Let me explain th problem: I named a rig for example with the name "Name". Now I have controls' and joints' hierarhies named like this:

Name

NameMainOffset_Ctrl_Grp

NameMainOffset_Ctrl

NameMain_Ctrl

NameMain_Inner_Ctrl

NamePivot_Ctrl_Grp

NamePivot_Ctrl

NamePivot_CtrlOffset_Grp NameSingleHierarchy_Grp

NameTrajectory_Jnt

NameRoot_SH_Jnt

NameTail_01_01_SH_Jnt

NameTail_01_02_SH_Jnt

NameTail_01_03_SH_Jnt

Namel_Wing_Clavicle_SH_Jnt

Namel_Wing_Shoulder_SH_Jnt

Namel_Wing_Elbow_SH_Jnt Insted I would like to have underscore ("_") after the Name, like this: Name

Name_MainOffset_Ctrl_Grp

Name_MainOffset_Ctrl

Name_Main_Ctrl

Name_Main_Inner_Ctrl

Name_Pivot_Ctrl_Grp

Name_Pivot_Ctrl

Name_Pivot_CtrlOffset_GrpNameSingleHierarchy_Grp

Name_Trajectory_Jnt

Name_Root_SH_Jnt

Name_Tail_01_01_SH_Jnt

Name_Tail_01_02_SH_Jnt

Name_Tail_01_03_SH_Jnt

Name_l_Wing_Clavicle_SH_Jnt

Name_l_Wing_Shoulder_SH_Jnt

Name_l_Wing_Elbow_SH_Jnt

5 comments

Comments (5)

Andrey

May 29, 2023

So now I guess it shoud have underscores in those places by default, like it was in RRM2

Andrey

May 29, 2023

Right now I think I'm gonna Search and Replace, but I hope there is/will be more elegant way :)

Andrey

May 29, 2023

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Forgot that I tried that already in Maya on selection and could not do taht because some nodes are locked.

// Error: file: C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2022/scripts/others/searchReplaceNames.mel line 89: Cannot rename a locked node. // statusLineUpdateInputField;

I guess I shoud use a tex editor for that. The problem is that not all appearences need the underscore after the name. The rig group name desn't need it, for it's not followed by any text, as do some 3D layers, for they did have underscores.

Andrey

May 29, 2023

Replying to

Unfortunately it breaks the rig.

dustin

May 30, 2023

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There is a lot of metadata, logic, properties and nodes in the rig that use the rig name. Currently there is no way to rename a rig due to the complexity and extended functionality of the tool. Adding renaming might be something I could add down the road but it is a low priority. Generally, rigs should not be given a name. The only reason would be if you absolutely need to have more than one Rapid Rig in the same scene. Normally rigs should be referenced into a scene where the namespace is used to differentiate between rigs.