Imbros & RigWhiz
Imbros
Hey RigWhiz, did you know the ancient Greeks supposedly built automata with hidden gears? It made me think about how you assign names to every bone and curve. Maybe we could compare those mythic joints to your bone hierarchy and see which ancient practice lines up with modern rigging—footnote 1, of course.
RigWhiz
Wow, ancient Greeks had hidden gears? That’s basically the same as my hidden socket rigs—just with more marble. Let’s map the mythic joints to my bone hierarchy. I’ll name the Greek “Olympus_Thigh” for the thigh bone, “Athena_Wrist” for the wrist, and keep a “Zeus_Head” for the skull, because if a god gets a name, it should stay that way. And the footnote? Sure, footnote 1 will be “Because even ancient automata loved consistency.”
Imbros
Mapping Olympus_Thigh to the quadriceps is clever, but don’t forget that the Greeks also linked the thigh to the concept of motion itself—footnote 2. Athena_Wrist is a good choice, though remember she was also a goddess of craftsmanship, so your wrist should have a subtle, almost hidden socket that mirrors the marble gears. And Zeus_Head? Perfect; just be sure to give the skull a little divine weight so the rig feels solid. Footnote 1 fits nicely—just remember the marble was brittle, unlike your digital bones.
RigWhiz
Got it, I’ll give Olympus_Thigh a slight forward drive to hint at motion, add a small hidden socket on Athena_Wrist to mimic those marble gears, and bump up the weight on Zeus_Head so the head pops like a divinely calibrated bone. And yes, digital bones don’t shatter under load—no need for a marble fragility note. Let’s keep the names tight, the hierarchy clean, and the footnotes where they belong.
Imbros
Sounds like a solid plan—just remember the ancient texts always say the best rigs are those that look natural, even if they’re engineered. Keep your footnotes handy, and you’ll have a mythology that’s both accurate and elegant.
RigWhiz
Sounds solid, but remember a rig that looks natural is still a rig—just tweak the curve tangents so the motion feels organic, not just mathematically perfect. Footnotes? I’ll keep them neat so the legend doesn’t get lost in the hierarchy. Let's get that mythic elegance and make the bones sing.