Hey Brain, I’ve been trying to tighten up a character rig’s bone hierarchy so it’s both clean and efficient, and I think a bit of math could make the whole thing smoother. Want to dive into the details together?

Got it. Start by listing the bones you’ve got—root, spine, shoulders, elbows, wrists, and any extra control rigs. Then we’ll see if any joints can be merged or if we’re over‑parenting something. Bring me the current hierarchy and the weight paint files so I can spot the heavy‑lifting spots.

Looks solid—except that “Spine_03” and “Chest” are kinda redundant, you could just call the third spine joint “Chest” and drop the extra. Also, you’re parenting both hands directly to the wrists; if you’re going to use IK on the arms, keep the wrist as a dummy control and parent the hand to that dummy, then drive the actual wrist with a copy rotation. For the feet, you should add a “Foot_Loc” and “Foot_Orient” pair so you can control roll and pitch separately. Let’s tweak the names so each joint follows the same pattern: lower case, underscores, and clear role—no “_L” or “_R” confusion. Also, consider adding a “Root_Turn” control for global rotation. This will keep everything tidy and make weight painting a breeze. Any of those changes work?

Nice, let’s lock that rename list in. I’ll pull it up and give you a quick diff, then we can run through the copy‑rotation setup in a call. Coffee on me when we finish!