matching mirrored controls

morganloomis · May 24, 2017 · ac8f834 · ac8f834
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commit ac8f834
Showing 1 changed file with 13 additions and 5 deletions.
diff --git a/ml_puppet.py b/ml_puppet.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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-#               /_________/  Revision 17, 2017-04-25
+#               /_________/  Revision 17, 2017-05-24
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@@ -475,11 +475,17 @@ def fkIkSwitch(nodes=None, switchTo=None, switchRange=False, bakeOnOnes=False):
             for a, b in zip(data['ikControls'], data['ikMatchTo']):
                 locator = mc.spaceLocator(name='TEMP#')[0]
                 snap(locator, b)
-
+                
                 #flip the locator if the control's parent is scaled in -X
-                parent = mc.listRelatives(a, parent=True)
-                if parent and mc.getAttr(parent[0]+'.scaleX') < 0:
-                    mc.setAttr(locator+'.rotateX', mc.getAttr(locator+'.rotateX') + 180)
+                #arbitrarily look up 3 parents
+                parent = mc.listRelatives(a, parent=True, pa=True)
+                for null in range(3):
+                    if not parent:
+                        break
+                    if mc.getAttr(parent[0]+'.scaleX') < 0:
+                        mc.setAttr(locator+'.rotateX', mc.getAttr(locator+'.rotateX') + 180)
+                        break
+                    parent = mc.listRelatives(parent[0], parent=True, pa=True)
 
                 matchLocators.append(locator)
 
@@ -1303,3 +1309,5 @@ def flipAnimation(nodes, *args):
 # Revision 16: 2017-04-23 : Space Switch context menu bug fix
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 # Revision 17: 2017-04-25 : FK IK switching keying update
+#
+# Revision 17: 2017-05-24 : search higher for mirrored nodes when matching