SkirtRig Helper

SkirtRig Helper is a Blender add-on designed to make rigging skirt-like meshes easier.
It automatically generates bone chains along selected vertices and creates radial branch bones with constraints.

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✨ Features

Chain Mode

• Generate bone chains along selected continuous vertices
• Options:
  • Points per Bone: number of vertices per bone segment
  • Reverse Direction: flip chain direction (active vertex becomes tail by default)
  • Armature: add to existing armature (or create a new one)
  • Bone Name / Digits: custom prefix and zero-padded numbering
• Bones are created with:
  • Inherit Rotation = OFF
  • Inherit Scale = NONE

Branch Mode

• From selected bones’ tails, generate radial branch bones around the 3D cursor
• Options:
  • Branch Prefix: custom prefix for branch bones
  • Plane: XY / YZ / ZX plane (cursor as center)
• Branch bones:
  • Deform = OFF
• Parent bones get constraints automatically:
  • Damped Track
  • Stretch To

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📦 Installation

1. Download the latest release ZIP (SkirtRig_Helper_v1.x.x.zip).
2. In Blender, go to Edit > Preferences > Add-ons.
3. Click Install... and choose the downloaded ZIP.
4. Enable SkirtRig Helper from the add-ons list.

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🖼️ Demo

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⚙️ Requirements

• Blender 4.2.x (tested on 4.2.3)

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License © 2025 norimasa hotta.

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🙌 Credits

• Developed by nori
• Technical assistance with ChatGPT