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7/14/09: New Training Video Release:
'Tech Tips for Animators' Animation Transfer is now available for all registered users. This training covers the basic principles and methods for transferring animation and when you might need to transfer. This is a very important work flow and tool for working with other animators as well as repairing your own animation.

6/18/09: New Training Video Release:
Get Skills: Nodes: Remap Value is now available in the Body/General-Beginners section of "Get Skills". This training covers the use of Remap Value nodes in place of Set Driven Keys. It's part of our get to know your nodes studies and is approx 23 minutes in length.

3/2/09: New Training Video Release:
Get Skills: Skinning Influence Objects is now available in the Skinning section of "Get Skills". This training covers influence objects as they apply to Skin Clusters.

2/2/09: New Training Video Release:
Get Skills: Skinning Weights is now available in the Skinning section of "Get Skills". This training covers mirroring, importing, and exporting of skin weights.

1/1/09: New Training Video Release:
Practical Mel: SkinCluster Copy and Paste is now available in the Mel beginner section of "Get Skills". Using basic Mel we create a simple User Interface for copying and pasting per vertex skinCluster weights.

12/1/08: New Training Video Release:
Studio Sim: Eyelid Setup is now available in the general section under Character Pipe training. This topic covers things to consider beyond just an open and close blink setup and is available to all "Get Skills" subscribers.

10/1/08: New Training Video Release:
Studio Sim: Sammy Brow Setup continues our Sammy Facial setup as we build and create his brow controls. This topic adds another 25 minutes of training to our Sammy Facial Rigging and is available to all "Get Skills" subscribers.

Tools For Animators News

9/21/09
Maya 2010 builds now available.

Send mail to support@animationrigs.com if you notice any issues with these additions.

8/12/09

Mirroring performance update. Mirroring should now be orders of magnitude faster. We checked this code in 8/12/09 so let us know if you see any issues as you use any mirroring functions!

7/3/09

We have released Quick Switch to your tools shelves and Menu's! Quick Switch integrates common tools directly onto the rig. Based on community feedback we will add and change functionality as well as customization options. Quick Switch had been tested for Maya 2008 and 2009 and is already making it's way into all Anim-Mate Library characters. Let us know what you think about this latest addition to our tool set and make sure you watch the video manual!

5/30/09
Return of the shelf!
We've added a shelf option for your Tools Menu with the latest installer and plug-in. If you have at least plug-in version 3.5 you can follow the setup instructions (Setup and Install page) and should have a shiny new tools shelf.

4/18/09
Anim Sketch is now LIVE for PC users!
Starting with plug-in version 3.5 you can now create and draw directly in your maya viewport with onion skinning and layers.

Animates Library News

1/3/10
January Anim-Mate Character Release. We are kicking off the new year with something a bit different. We have added the first or our Creatures & Critters Mates. Our spider loosely resembles a funnel spider and should be quite a bit of fun and a challenge to animate. The spider Anim-Mate is available for download to all Anim-Mates members. Please see the email announcement for further info.

12/7/09
December Anim-Mate Character Release. We are kicking off our goal of adding a new character to the Anim-Mates library each month a bit early. We would like to welcome Walt as our newest Anim-Mate available for download for all Anim-Mates members. Walt spices up the Usual Suspects with a more elderly feel.

5/19/09
The Anim Mates Library now provides Version downloads. We have made this change to allow forward progress without impacting your ability to download character versions you might require in order to finish any inprogress work you have. Please note, it is important to download the latest character when starting new shots in order to continually keep all users up to speed.

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