Rigging

Source: src/mpfb/ui/rigging/addcycle/

Parent panel: MPFB_PT_Rig_Panel ("Rigging")

Overview

This section is deprecated. The walk cycle functionality has been superseded by the Mixamo workflow. The panel is retained in the codebase for backwards compatibility but displays only a deprecation notice — no functional controls are shown.

The original intent of this section was to load a pre-authored walk cycle animation from a JSON file and apply it to the active character's rig. It was never reliable enough for practical use, and the Mixamo rig and retargeting approach provides a much better solution for character animation.

Panel

MPFB_PT_Add_Cycle_Panel ("Add walk cycle")

Attribute	Value
bl_label	"Add walk cycle"
bl_category	MODELCATEGORY
bl_parent_id	MPFB_PT_Rig_Panel
bl_options	{'DEFAULT_CLOSED'}
Base class	Abstract_Panel
Poll	Visible when the active object has a skeleton amongst its nearest relatives

The panel is collapsed by default since it only contains the deprecation notice.

The draw() method displays a single box containing the message:

DEPRECATED in favor of mixamo functionality (and it never worked particularly well in the first place)

No controls or operator buttons are drawn.

Operators

MPFB_OT_Load_Walk_Cycle_Operator

Attribute	Value
bl_idname	mpfb.load_walk_cycle
bl_label	"Load walk cycle"
bl_options	{'REGISTER'}
Poll	ANY_ARMATURE_OBJECT_ACTIVE

This operator is not exposed in the panel UI. It exists as a code remnant. Conceptually, it would load a walk cycle animation from a JSON file in mpfb/data/walkcycles/, validate that all bones referenced in the file exist in the active rig, and apply the animation using AnimationService.walk_cycle_from_dict().