Controlling the hierarchy using attributes

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So now let's make the attributes control the hierarchy.

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So we can control what's visible and what's not.

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And we can do this with the attributes we added to the main root control,

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open the connection editor

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and lured the root control into the left side.

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So down here, we can see all of our custom attributes.

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First, let's set up the face attribute.

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All we need to do is connect these to the

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groups here which will show or hide those controls.

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This creature doesn't really have a face rig,

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but we can use this to show or hide the eye controls instead

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select the eyes group

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and load it into the right side.

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OK? Let's disable non cable. So we are just left with the main attributes

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that's better.

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And all we need to do is connect it to the visibility attribute.

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So there the controls have vanished,

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but we can control this now with this attribute.

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OK. Let's do the same with the body attribute

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and connect that to the torso group's visibility attribute.

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Now the arms,

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so connect that to the armed groups

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and finally the legs.

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There we go.

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OK.

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So next, we simply make the geometry attribute control,

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the geometry group's visibility

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and the blend shapes attribute can you guess

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controls the blend shapes group?

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You can probably guess what the rig systems and skeleton attributes control.

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Now too.

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There we go.

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Now, this is very easy to set up,

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but the animator can now quickly show and hide parts of

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the rig so they can focus more as they animate.

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These aren't just for the animators though,

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as they will help us as we continue to build the rig.