Procrastination and pipeline

Took a break from Ebil to update some other project and develop some new skills. But I have been done with that for a month or more. Picking Ebil back up is hard for me. I'm very good at procrastination. I'll tell you more about that later.

One good thing I have been doing is keeping notes and tracking of my progress. This makes it much easier to pick up where I left off. I have been using a freeware program called task coach (link)

Task coach

Task coach is a souped up todo list. More than keeping a list of task, it allows you to create categories and nest your tasks. I created a category for characters then broke that task down into Model, texture, and rig. Each can be broken down into subtasks. The program will track you time spent on each task. You can also leave notes. It does not support teams directly, but as a one man band it fits my needs well.

My task organization for character development

One of the many problems with taking a break from a project is skill creep. I have learned new techniques and honed old skills. The desire to rebuild existing assets is strong.

Conflict with Layer Manager and Rigify Possible BUG

Not sure if this is a bug.
When I use the layer manager and rigify together my feet and hand bones vanish.


1. generate a rigify rig
2. in layer manager set the "all objects on layer to draw wire" beachball button on.
3. toggle draw wire off
4. select rig, enter pose mode. Feet, hands, and finger bones vanish.

The missing bones are still there. You can select them in edit mode or in wireframe view.

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WORKAROUND

I have found that in pose mode with the missing bone selected (wireframe display) turn on wireframe on the display option under the bone tab, where you assign the custom shape.

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