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This video playlist covers the rigging setup of sticky lips (aka zipper lips) using a series of blendshapes and setRange nodes.
This video covers the creation of the ribbon and joints.
***These tutorial videos are for more advanced rigging. You should already have a very firm grasp of Maya, character rigging, as well as Python scripting before attempting this setup.
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import pymel.core as pm
sel = pm.ls(sl=True)
counter = 1
for each in sel:
new_name = 'lowerLip' + str(counter) + '_ribbonFollicle'
pm.rename(each, new_name)
pm.select(cl=True)
new_joint = pm.joint(n='lowerLip' + str(counter) + '_ribbon_bind', p=[0,0,0], radius=0.05)
pm.parent(new_joint, new_name)
for each_attr in ['tx','ty','tz','rx','ry','rz']:
pm.setAttr(new_joint + '.' + each_attr, 0)
counter = counter + 1