DNAViewer

The dna_viewer contains all the needed classes for reading and creating a functional rig in Maya from the DNA file. It is organized in a way that allows every option to be configurable, so you can easily get the exact result you want.

Examples

• Generates rig and export FBX per LOD

• Propagate changes from Maya scene to dna

• Simple UI

Usage from code

There are two APIs:

• assemble

• mesh

The usage of these can be found in the dna_viewer_demo.py.

Usage in Maya

Usage in Maya is explained here

Folder structure

• builder - Contains the builder classes, which are used for easily adding configuration options and building the scene, character, meshes, etc.

• config - Contains classes that represent configuration options. These files are used for fine-tuning the options.

• const - Contains constants files used in the project.

• model - Contains the data classes used in the project.

• reader - Contains the classes that are used for reading the contents of the DNA file.

• ui - Contains the classes needed for the Maya UI.

• util - Mostly contains the classes that are wrapper classes around Maya method calls.

How it works

The general flow is the following:

The flow of the scene building process is the following:

The flow of the rig building process is the following:

Legend:

• blue: builder-related.

• green: config-related.

• brown: model-related.

• purple: reader-related.