Copyright 2009 Michiel Tieleman (FreakyDude/thelowlander)
http://thelowlander.wordpress.com/
tieleman.m.googlepages.com
tieleman.m@gmail.com

Thanks to:
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der|kunstler for the original blendie character, which inspired this remake.
ernestomendez.wordpress.com

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Controls:
There are 2 bone layers that control the rig.
layer 1: The main controls
layer 2: The FK controls

Using the MTI_White_Nelb rig as a library file:
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Start up blender, with a clean new scene. Delete the default cube if you want to.
Go to "File>Append or Link. Or press shift F1.
Locate the MTI_White_Nelb library file. select it, then select groups, 
and MTI_White_Nelb_group. 
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE LINK ACTIVE INSTEAD OF APPEND! Otherwise you'll make a local copy.
press space and choose Add>group>MTI_White_Nelb_group. Now you have an empty which 
displays as the entire rig (so mesh, rig, helper objects etc). If you add a proxy by 
pressing ctrl+alt+p, you get a list of items you might want to use for a proxy.
Choose the MTI_White_Nelb_rig. This will create another empty with the posable rig 
in it.

More about grouping, and the use of proxies can be found here:
http://freefactory.org/posts/linked-lib-animation-madness	
http://www.blender.org/development/release-logs/blender-243/proxy-objects/
thanks to bassam for these links.

Using the MTI_White_Nelb_rig with your own mesh:
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	When adjusting the rig to fit your character, make sure you have all bone layers 
	with bones in them visible. When bones overlap, move them together, 
	so the underlaying mechanism will still work when the editing is done.
	For instance, do a lasso select at the ankle will select more than one bone, 
	and you will have to move all selected tips/roots together.
	When you are done, recalculate the values for bones that have constraints that 
	rely on them. Don't forget you'll need to readjust the bone roll for a number of
	bones, such as the bones in  the arms and legs, and the hand and fingers.
	You may want to redesign the widgets as well.
	
	Visit http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/BSoD/Introduction_to_Character_Animation
	for a good start on character rigging.
	
	And do not forget to visit blender.org for that funny little
	open source program too :P
