AutoRigging in LightWave: When Magic Automates the Chaos
In the 3D world, few tasks are as tedious as creating rigs manually. Fortunately, autorig plugins exist to save us from that hell, although in LightWave 9 the experience is more like asking a technological grandpa to breakdance. 💃
Autorig is like a personal assistant: it does 70% of the work, but that remaining 30% will make you question all your life decisions.
Autorig Options for This 3D Classic
Although LightWave is no longer the king of the mambo, there are still some tools that can make the rigging process more bearable:
- LwAutoRig: The digital equivalent of a Swiss Army knife, but with fewer parts
- Community scripts: Because sometimes the solution is in the code of some charitable soul
- Infinite patience: The unofficial but most necessary plugin of all
The Magical (or Not So Much) AutoRigging Process
For those who venture into this odyssey, the sacred ritual of autorigging in LightWave 9 involves:
- Prepare the model as if it were going to an important interview
- Pray that the plugin correctly detects the limbs
- Manually adjust what the system didn't do well (spoiler: it will be a lot)
- Celebrate when it finally works, even if it's on the tenth try 🎉
And as a final reflection for the brave souls still using LightWave 9: remember that rigging is easier in Blender, but where would the fun be without a bit of artistic suffering. After all, if everything were easy, we couldn't complain with such passion. 😅
Editor's note: No 3D model was harmed during the writing of this article, although several rigs did collapse from pure embarrassment. 🤖