Super Simple Rig Release History

Super Simple Rig v1.4.17 - 11 Nov 2019

• Pro: Fixed occasional bugs when saving keyframes.
• Replace Asset now works again.
• Attribute Holder type is now an option. PEN_Attribute_Holder is no longer needed for installing SSR.
• Fixed bug when switching IK on left leg.
• Added undo to changing rig height and zeroing attributes.
• Removed dependency of Null object on most of the morph functions.
• Added angle slider for face rig (for controlling eyelids).
• Morph sliders now share controllers with main control object.
• Pro: Fixed a nasty bug where the animation loader would clear the entire range no matter what range you loaded.
• Pro: Fixes a bug where the animation loader wouldn´t load the first and last frame in the range.
• Removed some duplicate object names created by the rig.
• Pro: Added function to load character clips onto different character.
• Redesigned icons.
• Pro: New window, Shot Tools. Simple shot management is here!
• Pro: New window, Track Tools. Tools for editing and fixing tracks and keyframes. Still WIP.
• Compatibility with 3ds Max 2019 and 2020.
• Improved halfBone function.
• Minor compatibility improvements with earlier rigs.
• Fixed minor transform issues with face controllers.
• Fixed error message when cleaning locator lines.
• Pro: Shot Tools: Added handle frames option.
• Pro: Shot Tools: Initial support for floating viewports.
• Pro: Shot Tools: Removed error message in scene with no valid cameras.
• Pro: Shot Tools: Added tooltips to some buttons that needed explaining.
• Pro: Shot Tools: Pointcache can optionally export entire timeline or separate shots.
• Clicking logo opens the Super Simple Rig webpage.
• More robust attachment of extra bodyparts.
• Spline-IK spine no longer has locked transform on controllers.
• Character height is correctly set when loading rig.

Super Simple Rig v1.4 - 4 Mar 2016

• Added finger posing sliders.
• Added pose tween slider.
• Solved scaling of stretchy limbs. Entire rig is now scalable.
• Added finger and toe up direction locators for easier setting rotation direction.
• Single joint setup functions now have correct angle sliders.
• Finger and toe bend and curl are now angle spinners. This breaks backwards compatibility on digits!
• Added warning if IK bones have different lengths.
• Stricter name-check when keying and zeroing all controllers.
• Fixed error when saving rig that had orphaned lines.
• Pre Flight Check selects problem vertices.
• Rig connect is no longer part of root rig, but a separate function.
• Spine rigs no longer create unparented and loose objects.
• Setting rig name to empty makes the name bounce back to "Jack".
• If found, rig creation stores scene file version into root controller user properties.
• FK/IK switch now has undo.
• New workaround for occasional flipped finger bones rotations.
• Pro: More robust search for clip directories.
• Pro: More robust loading of clip animation.
• Pro: Added animal leg support to rig builder.
• Pro: Axis fixes for animal leg twist bones.
• Pro: Added translate attributes to animal front legs.
• Pro: Animal legs get their build options from regular arm and leg options.
• Pro: Added animal presets for deer, falcon and wolf.

Super Simple Rig v1.3.1 - 5 Jan 2015

• Rigging process can optionally auto-apply saved skinning.
• Skinning geometry is unfrozen before re-skinning.
• More robust name checking when connecting extra bodyparts.

Super Simple Rig v1.3 - 22 Dec 2014

• Save and load of skinning on rig.
• New shape for head controller.
• Alignment planes for finger locators.
• Improved calculation of finger joint up vectors.
• Easier setup for creation and extension of extra limbs.
• Debug/verbose option in GUI.
• Simple IK leg fixed.
• More stable rig deletion.
• Removed scale controls on root controller.

Super Simple Rig v1.2 - 5 Apr 2014

• Rig locators will scale as GUI height setting is changed.
• Fixed issues with the creation of different sized rigs.
• Big one: Rotations are now in angles, not in radians. Thanks for Harry Houghton for this!
• Rig height is fetched from locators when opening builder window.
• Extra appendages use doPart struct system.

Super Simple Rig v1.1 - 12 Dec 2013

• Rig position locators are now drawn on top of the scene.
• Function to rename rig.
• Added un-install option to installer.
• Fixed a bunch of erroneous button right-click calls in the selector.
• Selector keyAll will now work even if Auto Key is off.
• Character select window will try to remember the last selected character.
• Eye control is created separately.
• GUI settings are stored in locator root when building rig.
• New FK-IK leg and arm with stretchy bones.
• Stretchy spine.
• Pro: Save Load should be able to load a single character.
• Pro: Simplified (and improved) saving and loading of clip animation.

Super Simple Rig v1.0.1 - 6 Mar 2013

• The rename character error message should really really be fixed now.
• Right click clear lines and delete locators to operate on all characters.

Super Simple Rig v1.0 - 4 Mar 2013

• Fixed error message when naming character without locator layer.
• Controllers are created with 2 shape steps as default.
• Will pop up an error window if rig button is pressed with no locators present.
• Locators and bone fins are scaled to rig height. Different sized rigs should look better.

Super Simple Rig v0.9.9 pre-release - 4 Mar 2013

• First public release.
• Old spline-IK now connects to newer FK-IK arms.
• Locator root auto-updated if charName is changed - it is possible to create multiple rigs in one file.
• Improved look of all locator preset files.
• Animal leg and extras are no longer part of regular install.
• Renaming character also renames locator layer.
• Added button to straighten foot locators.

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