zRivetToBone

A deformer for riveting curve CVs to bone meshes.

Use this to drive zLineOfAction curves. Some built-in Maya techniques for doing this create cycles in the Dependency Graph, which can make simulation results incorrect. This node and its command should not introduce cycles. Furthermore, having this node as a standardized approach for driving zLineOfAction curves simplifies scripting and improves script portability.

This node can only be created with the zRivetToBone command. That command intializes the internal hidden information to control the bind. To modify the rivet node in any way, delete the node and create a new one.

Attribute	Meaning
envelope	Interpolates between no effect (0) and the riveted positions (1).
cvIndices	List of which CVs on the curve the rivet is affecting. This list cannot be modified. It is set at bind time.
rivetMesh	The (bone) mesh that’s driving the deformation.