AetherBlend

Operators: Rig Generator

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Where: AetherBlend tab → Generate → Create Rig panel.
Common requirements: a visible armature (or its meta rig) with a rig template assigned. The Rigify add-on must be enabled for the generate operators.

The generated rig keeps the original armature intact. The original bones are kept in the Original bone collection and Rigify bones are added next to them.

aether.rig_generator_generate_full#

Label: Generate Full Rig (the button reads Generate Rig, or Regenerate once a rig exists)

Builds the meta rig from the character template and then generates the final Rigify rig.

Parameters: none.

What it does#

  1. If a meta rig is selected, switches to the source armature it belongs to.
  2. Looks up the generator for the armature's template.
  3. Builds the meta rig. Any existing generated rig is removed first (see reset).
  4. Runs Rigify to generate the final rig.
  5. Switches to the Rig Layers tab (if Auto navigate tabs is on), selects only the armature and enters Pose mode.

Errors: Rigify not enabled; no template; a rig module fails (the message names the module).

bpy.ops.aether.rig_generator_generate_full()

aether.rig_generator_generate_meta#

Label: Generate Meta Rig

Builds only the meta rig and reveals it so you can adjust bones and Rigify settings before generating. Run generate_full afterwards to finish.

Parameters: none. Same requirements and errors as generate_full.

aether.rig_generator_clean_up#

Label: Remove Rigify Rig

Removes everything Rigify and AetherBlend added and returns the armature to its imported state.

Parameters: none. Does nothing if there is no Original collection.

What it does#

  1. Deletes the meta rig and the generated rig UI script.
  2. Removes the Rigify ID and drivers.
  3. In Edit mode deletes every bone that is not in Original.
  4. Removes bone collections that are no longer used.
  5. Resets the rigified flag and clears Rigify types and constraints on the original bones.

Animation data is kept. Use reset to clear it too.

aether.rig_generator_reset#

Label: Reset Original Rig

Same as clean_up, then also clears animation data and returns to Object mode. Use it for a completely fresh start.

Parameters: none.

The aether_rig property on armatures stores: template, rigified, converted, selected_colorset, link_inherit_scale, ui_flags and eye_lid_edit_mode. See Writing Rig Modules for how templates are built.