Creates a cartoon tentacle, a combination of a ribbon and spline IK.


Guides:

  • 'Tentacle Aim Guides' - Position where the ctrls will be. The number of guides depends on the attribute 'Ctrls Count'.


Attributes:

  1. 'Single Side Guide' - For some Aim Guides, the 'side_vector' (twist) is locked and driven by a single 'side_vector', which keeps the orientation consistent. Uncheck this attribute to unlock them if you need more control over the twist. Re-template is required when changes are made. [Video] 
  2. 'Ctrls Scale' - Scale all the node ctrls. Note that the attachments 'Ctrls Settings' and 'CtrlsShape' will override this. 
    [As of version 1.06.03]  'Update' button to change the ctrls size without requiring a rebuild. [Video]
  3. 'Clean Transformations' - If checked, the zeroed pose will be the same as the bind pose; if unchecked, when zeroing the ctrls, they will align with a world axis specified in the following two attributes. [Video]
  4. 'World Orientation' - The world axis the ctrls will align with when zeroed. [Video]
  5. 'World Orient Twist' - Along with 'World Orientation', defines the ctrls zeroed pose. Usually, the default value of 0 is the correct value. [Video]
  6. 'Expose RotateOrder' - Exposes all the ctrls 'RotateOrder' attribute in the Channel Box. [Video]
  7. 'Secondary Ctrls' - Secondary ctrls are added under some ctrls to help prevent gimbal lock.
    A visibility attribute is added to the parent ctrl. [Video]
  8. 'Ctrls Count' - The number of ctrls/guides to create; modifying this attribute requires a 're-template'.
  9. 'Joints' - The number of skinning joints along the tentacle.
  10. 'Micro Ctrls' - Add a ctrl for every ribbon skinning joint. [Video] 
  11. 'Sine' - Add wave-like control attributes to the first ctrl.
  12. 'Bezier Ctrls' - Add ctrls that deform the ribbon like a Bezier curve. [Video]
  13. 'Bezier Ctrls Offset' - Position offset of the Bezier ctrls from the joint chain.


Connections:

  • 'Root Input' - Drives the whole node.
  • 'Root  Output' - An output at the first joint 'tentacle_0_driven_jnt'.
  • 'Tip Output' - An output at the tip joint.




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