kdBarycentricsV0.1.mel

gistfile1.tcl

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///                                                                    ///
/// SCRIPT:           kdBarycentricsV0.1.mel - MEL Script              ///
///                                                                    ///
/// AUTHOR:           Kory Dondzila - [email protected]            ///
///                   www.korydondzila.com                             ///
///                                                                    ///
/// DESCRIPTION:           This is a prototype script.  It allows the  ///
///                   user to create joints that follow vertices.      ///
///                   With a model that has a blend shape that is      ///
///                   completely changed, without adding or removing   ///
///                   vertices, this means joints created with this    ///
///                   script will move with the vertices.  Giving the  ///
///                   to rig one character, blend it to the other and  ///
///                   the rig is maintained.                           ///
///                       The joints are place at the center of the    ///
///                   triangle defined by the three vertices selected  ///
///                   for that joint.                                  ///
///                                                                    ///
/// USAGE:            Source script then run: baryRigUI();             ///
///                                                                    ///
/// EDITS TO DO:          Simplify the expression for the joints.      ///
///                   There is too much math going on and it's hard    ///
///                   to make sense of.                                ///
///                       Fix up the UI.                               ///
///                                                                    ///
/// THINGS TO ADD:        A way to fully rig characters and allow for  ///
///                   the bary joints to still move.                   ///
///                                                                    ///
/// VERSIONS:         0.1 - May 30, 2012 - Initial Prototype           ///
///                                                                    ///
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////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/////////////////// Procedure: createJoint /////////////////
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//                                                        //
//     This procedure creates the joints.  Using the      //
// three selected vertices to place the joint and creates //
// an expression that keeps the joint in the center of    //
// the triangle defined by the three vertices.            //

proc createJoint( int $isParent, string $parent, string $joint )
{
    // Put selected vertices into an array.
    string $slVerts[ 3 ] = `ls -sl -fl`;
    select -cl;
    
    // Create joint.
    $joint = `joint -n ( $joint + "_baryJnt" )`;
    
    // The expression that moves each joint based on the positions of
    // the three chosen vertices.  Most people will not understand this
    // math at all, just know that it works.
    expression -n ( $joint + "_Expr" ) -s
    ( "string $verts[] = { \"" + $slVerts[ 0 ] + "\", \"" + $slVerts[ 1 ] + "\", \"" + $slVerts[ 2 ] + "\" };\n\n" +
    
    "vector $aPos = `xform -q -t $verts[ 0 ]`;\n" +
    "vector $bPos = `xform -q -t $verts[ 1 ]`;\n" +
    "vector $cPos = `xform -q -t $verts[ 2 ]`;\n\n" +
    
    "vector $abPos = { ( ( $aPos.x + $bPos.x ) / 2 ), ( ( $aPos.y + $bPos.y ) / 2 ), ( ( $aPos.z + $bPos.z ) / 2 ) };\n" +
    "vector $bcPos = { ( ( $bPos.x + $cPos.x ) / 2 ), ( ( $bPos.y + $cPos.y ) / 2 ), ( ( $bPos.z + $cPos.z ) / 2 ) };\n" +
    "vector $acPos = { ( ( $aPos.x + $cPos.x ) / 2 ), ( ( $aPos.y + $cPos.y ) / 2 ), ( ( $aPos.z + $cPos.z ) / 2 ) };\n\n" +
    
    "float $centerPosX = 0;\n" +
    "float $centerPosY = 0;\n" +
    "float $centerPosZ = 0;\n\n" +
    
    "if ( ( ( $cPos.y - $abPos.y ) != 0 ) && ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) != 0 ) && ( ( $bPos.y - $acPos.y ) != 0 ) )\n" +
    "{\n" +
    "    if ( ( ( $cPos.x - $abPos.x ) != 0 ) && ( ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) != 0 ) && ( ( ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) - ( ( $cPos.y - $abPos.y ) / ( $cPos.x - $abPos.x ) ) ) != 0 ) )\n" +
    "    {\n" +
    "        $centerPosX = ( ( ( ( $cPos.y - $abPos.y ) / ( $cPos.x - $abPos.x ) ) * ( - $cPos.x ) + $cPos.y ) - ( ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) * ( - $aPos.x ) + $aPos.y ) ) / ( ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) - ( ( $cPos.y - $abPos.y ) / ( $cPos.x - $abPos.x ) ) );\n" +
    "        $centerPosY = ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) * ( $centerPosX ) + ( ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) * ( - $aPos.x ) + $aPos.y );\n" +
    "        $centerPosZ = ( ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) * ( $centerPosX ) + ( ( ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) * ( - $aPos.x ) + $aPos.z );\n" +
    "    }\n" +
    "    else if ( ( ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) != 0 ) && ( ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) != 0 ) && ( ( ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) - ( ( $bPos.y - $acPos.y ) / ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) ) ) != 0 ) )\n" +
    "    {\n" +
    "        $centerPosX = ( ( ( ( $bPos.y - $acPos.y ) / ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) ) * ( - $bPos.x ) + $bPos.y ) - ( ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) * ( - $aPos.x ) + $aPos.y ) ) / ( ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) - ( ( $bPos.y - $acPos.y ) / ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) ) );\n" +
    "        $centerPosY = ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) * ( $centerPosX ) + ( ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) * ( - $aPos.x ) + $aPos.y );\n" +
    "        $centerPosZ = ( ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) * ( $centerPosX ) + ( ( ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) * ( - $aPos.x ) + $aPos.z );\n" +
    "    }\n" +
    "    else if ( ( ( $cPos.x - $abPos.x ) != 0 ) && ( ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) != 0 ) && ( ( ( ( $bPos.y - $acPos.y ) / ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) ) - ( ( $cPos.y - $abPos.y ) / ( $cPos.x - $abPos.x ) ) ) != 0 ) )\n" +
    "    {\n" +
    "        $centerPosX = ( ( ( ( $cPos.y - $abPos.y ) / ( $cPos.x - $abPos.x ) ) * ( - $cPos.x ) + $cPos.y ) - ( ( ( $bPos.y - $acPos.y ) / ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) ) * ( - $bPos.x ) + $bPos.y ) ) / ( ( ( $bPos.y - $acPos.y ) / ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) ) - ( ( $cPos.y - $abPos.y ) / ( $cPos.x - $abPos.x ) ) );\n" +
    "        $centerPosY = ( ( $bPos.y - $acPos.y ) / ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) ) * ( $centerPosX ) + ( ( ( $bPos.y - $acPos.y ) / ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) ) * ( - $bPos.x ) + $bPos.y );\n" +
    "        $centerPosZ = ( ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) / ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) ) * ( $centerPosX ) + ( ( ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) / ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) ) * ( - $bPos.x ) + $bPos.z );\n" +
    "    }\n" +
    "    else if ( ( ( $cPos.z - $abPos.z ) != 0 ) && ( ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) != 0 ) && ( ( ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) - ( ( $cPos.y - $abPos.y ) / ( $cPos.z - $abPos.z ) ) ) != 0 ) )\n" +
    "    {\n" +
    "        $centerPosZ = ( ( ( ( $cPos.y - $abPos.y ) / ( $cPos.z - $abPos.z ) ) * ( - $cPos.z ) + $cPos.y ) - ( ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) * ( - $aPos.z ) + $aPos.y ) ) / ( ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) - ( ( $cPos.y - $abPos.y ) / ( $cPos.z - $abPos.z ) ) );\n" +
    "        $centerPosY = ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) * ( $centerPosZ ) + ( ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) * ( - $aPos.z ) + $aPos.y );\n" +
    "        $centerPosX = ( ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) * ( $centerPosZ ) + ( ( ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) * ( - $aPos.z ) + $aPos.x );\n" +
    "    }\n" +
    "    else if ( ( ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) != 0 ) && ( ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) != 0 ) && ( ( ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) - ( ( $bPos.y - $acPos.y ) / ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) ) ) != 0 ) )\n" +
    "    {\n" +
    "        $centerPosZ = ( ( ( ( $bPos.y - $acPos.y ) / ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) ) * ( - $bPos.z ) + $bPos.y ) - ( ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) * ( - $aPos.z ) + $aPos.y ) ) / ( ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) - ( ( $bPos.y - $acPos.y ) / ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) ) );\n" +
    "        $centerPosY = ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) * ( $centerPosZ ) + ( ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) * ( - $aPos.z ) + $aPos.y );\n" +
    "        $centerPosX = ( ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) * ( $centerPosZ ) + ( ( ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) * ( - $aPos.z ) + $aPos.x );\n" +
    "    }\n" +
    "    else if ( ( ( $cPos.z - $abPos.z ) != 0 ) && ( ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) != 0 ) && ( ( ( ( $bPos.y - $acPos.y ) / ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) ) - ( ( $cPos.y - $abPos.y ) / ( $cPos.z - $abPos.z ) ) ) != 0 ) )\n" +
    "    {\n" +
    "        $centerPosZ = ( ( ( ( $cPos.y - $abPos.y ) / ( $cPos.z - $abPos.z ) ) * ( - $cPos.z ) + $cPos.y ) - ( ( ( $bPos.y - $acPos.y ) / ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) ) * ( - $bPos.z ) + $bPos.y ) ) / ( ( ( $bPos.y - $acPos.y ) / ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) ) - ( ( $cPos.y - $abPos.y ) / ( $cPos.z - $abPos.z ) ) );\n" +
    "        $centerPosY = ( ( $bPos.y - $acPos.y ) / ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) ) * ( $centerPosZ ) + ( ( ( $bPos.y - $acPos.y ) / ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) ) * ( - $bPos.z ) + $bPos.y );\n" +
    "        $centerPosX = ( ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) / ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) ) * ( $centerPosZ ) + ( ( ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) / ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) ) * ( - $bPos.z ) + $bPos.x );\n" +
    "    }\n" +
    "}\n" +
    "else\n" +
    "{\n" +
    "    if ( ( ( $cPos.x - $abPos.x ) != 0 ) && ( ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) != 0 ) && ( ( ( ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) - ( ( $cPos.z - $abPos.z ) / ( $cPos.x - $abPos.x ) ) ) != 0 ) )\n" +
    "    {\n" +
    "        $centerPosX = ( ( ( ( $cPos.z - $abPos.z ) / ( $cPos.x - $abPos.x ) ) * ( - $cPos.x ) + $cPos.z ) - ( ( ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) * ( - $aPos.x ) + $aPos.z ) ) / ( ( ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) - ( ( $cPos.z - $abPos.z ) / ( $cPos.x - $abPos.x ) ) );\n" +
    "        $centerPosY = ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) * ( $centerPosX ) + ( ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) * ( - $aPos.x ) + $aPos.y );\n" +
    "        $centerPosZ = ( ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) * ( $centerPosX ) + ( ( ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) * ( - $aPos.x ) + $aPos.z );\n" +
    "    }\n" +
    "    else if ( ( ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) != 0 ) && ( ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) != 0 ) && ( ( ( ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) - ( ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) / ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) ) ) != 0 ) )\n" +
    "    {\n" +
    "        $centerPosX = ( ( ( ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) / ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) ) * ( - $bPos.x ) + $bPos.z ) - ( ( ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) * ( - $aPos.x ) + $aPos.z ) ) / ( ( ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) - ( ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) / ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) ) );\n" +
    "        $centerPosY = ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) * ( $centerPosX ) + ( ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) * ( - $aPos.x ) + $aPos.y );\n" +
    "        $centerPosZ = ( ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) * ( $centerPosX ) + ( ( ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) / ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) ) * ( - $aPos.x ) + $aPos.z );\n" +
    "    }\n" +
    "    else if ( ( ( $cPos.x - $abPos.x ) != 0 ) && ( ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) != 0 ) && ( ( ( ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) / ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) ) - ( ( $cPos.z - $abPos.z ) / ( $cPos.x - $abPos.x ) ) ) != 0 ) )\n" +
    "    {\n" +
    "        $centerPosX = ( ( ( ( $cPos.z - $abPos.z ) / ( $cPos.x - $abPos.x ) ) * ( - $cPos.x ) + $cPos.z ) - ( ( ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) / ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) ) * ( - $bPos.x ) + $bPos.z ) ) / ( ( ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) / ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) ) - ( ( $cPos.z - $abPos.z ) / ( $cPos.x - $abPos.x ) ) );\n" +
    "        $centerPosY = ( ( $bPos.y - $acPos.y ) / ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) ) * ( $centerPosX ) + ( ( ( $bPos.y - $acPos.y ) / ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) ) * ( - $bPos.x ) + $bPos.y );\n" +
    "        $centerPosZ = ( ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) / ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) ) * ( $centerPosX ) + ( ( ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) / ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) ) * ( - $bPos.x ) + $bPos.z );\n" +
    "    }\n" +
    "    else if ( ( ( $cPos.z - $abPos.z ) != 0 ) && ( ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) != 0 ) && ( ( ( ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) - ( ( $cPos.x - $abPos.x ) / ( $cPos.z - $abPos.z ) ) ) != 0 ) )\n" +
    "    {\n" +
    "        $centerPosZ = ( ( ( ( $cPos.x - $abPos.x ) / ( $cPos.z - $abPos.z ) ) * ( - $cPos.z ) + $cPos.x ) - ( ( ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) * ( - $aPos.z ) + $aPos.x ) ) / ( ( ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) - ( ( $cPos.x - $abPos.x ) / ( $cPos.z - $abPos.z ) ) );\n" +
    "        $centerPosY = ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) * ( $centerPosZ ) + ( ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) * ( - $aPos.z ) + $aPos.y );\n" +
    "        $centerPosX = ( ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) * ( $centerPosZ ) + ( ( ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) * ( - $aPos.z ) + $aPos.x );\n" +
    "    }\n" +
    "    else if ( ( ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) != 0 ) && ( ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) != 0 ) && ( ( ( ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) - ( ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) / ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) ) ) != 0 ) )\n" +
    "    {\n" +
    "        $centerPosZ = ( ( ( ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) / ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) ) * ( - $bPos.z ) + $bPos.x ) - ( ( ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) * ( - $aPos.z ) + $aPos.x ) ) / ( ( ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) - ( ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) / ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) ) );\n" +
    "        $centerPosY = ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) * ( $centerPosZ ) + ( ( ( $aPos.y - $bcPos.y ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) * ( - $aPos.z ) + $aPos.y );\n" +
    "        $centerPosX = ( ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) * ( $centerPosZ ) + ( ( ( $aPos.x - $bcPos.x ) / ( $aPos.z - $bcPos.z ) ) * ( - $aPos.z ) + $aPos.x );\n" +
    "    }\n" +
    "    else if ( ( ( $cPos.z - $abPos.z ) != 0 ) && ( ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) != 0 ) && ( ( ( ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) / ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) ) - ( ( $cPos.x - $abPos.x ) / ( $cPos.z - $abPos.z ) ) ) != 0 ) )\n" +
    "    {\n" +
    "        $centerPosZ = ( ( ( ( $cPos.x - $abPos.x ) / ( $cPos.z - $abPos.z ) ) * ( - $cPos.z ) + $cPos.x ) - ( ( ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) / ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) ) * ( - $bPos.z ) + $bPos.x ) ) / ( ( ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) / ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) ) - ( ( $cPos.x - $abPos.x ) / ( $cPos.z - $abPos.z ) ) );\n" +
    "        $centerPosY = ( ( $bPos.y - $acPos.y ) / ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) ) * ( $centerPosZ ) + ( ( ( $bPos.y - $acPos.y ) / ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) ) * ( - $bPos.z ) + $bPos.y );\n" +
    "        $centerPosX = ( ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) / ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) ) * ( $centerPosZ ) + ( ( ( $bPos.x - $acPos.x ) / ( $bPos.z - $acPos.z ) ) * ( - $bPos.z ) + $bPos.x );\n" +
    "    }\n" +
    "}\n\n" +
    
    "move -a $centerPosX $centerPosY $centerPosZ " + $joint + ";" ) -o $joint;
    
    // If a parent joint was loaded then parent the new joint to it.
    if ( $isParent )
    {
        parent $joint $parent;
    }
}

// This procedure gets the values to be used in the creation procedure.
proc getInfo( string $parentJoint, string $jointName )
{
    string $parent = `textFieldButtonGrp -q -tx $parentJoint`;
    string $joint = `textFieldButtonGrp -q -tx $jointName`;
    int $isParent = 0;
    
    if ( $parent != "" )
    {
        $isParent = 1;
    }
    
    createJoint( $isParent, $parent, $joint );
}

// This procedure disables the create and edit name button and
// enables the text field if user wants to edit name.
// This requires the user to recheck the name before creating the
// city.
proc editName( string $jointName, string $editName, string $create )
{
    textFieldButtonGrp -e -ed 1 $jointName;
    button -e -en 0 $editName;
    button -e -en 0 $create;
}

// This procedure checks if the name is valid and substrings the name to 32 characters.
proc validName( string $jointName, string $editName, string $create )
{
    string $testString = `textFieldButtonGrp -q -tx $jointName`;
    
    // If name is more than 32 characters then substring the first 32.
    int $size = size( $testString );
    if ( $size > 32 )
    {
        $testString = `substring $testString 1 16`;
        textFieldButtonGrp -e -tx $testString $jointName;
    }
    
    // Returns the valid characters in the name.
    string $matchingPart = `match "^[a-zA-Z][0-9a-zA-Z_]*$" $testString`;
    
    // If matched name is the same as name goodmatch = 1 else 0.
    int $goodMatch = ! `strcmp $matchingPart $testString`;
    
    // If no name is given then goodmatch is 0.
    if ( $testString == "" )
    {
        $goodMatch = 0;
    }
    
    // If goodmatch is 1 then disable textField and enable edit name and create buttons.
    // Else give warning.
    if ( $goodMatch )
    {
        textFieldButtonGrp -e -ed 0 $jointName;
        button -e -en 1 $editName;
        button -e -en 1 $create;
    }
    else
    {
        confirmDialog -t "Warning" -m "Invalid joint name." -ma "center" -b "OK" -db "OK" -cb "OK" -ds "OK" -icn "warning";
    }
}

// Substrings the name to 32 characters if name was greater than 32 characters.
proc sizeName( string $jointName )
{
    string $testString = `textFieldButtonGrp -q -tx $jointName`;
    int $size = size( $testString );
    if ( $size > 32 )
    {
        $testString = `substring $testString 1 32`;
        textFieldButtonGrp -e -tx $testString $jointName;
    }
}

// Loads the name of the selected parent joint.
proc loadParent( string $parentJoint )
{
    string $jnts[] = `ls -sl -type "joint"`;
    textFieldButtonGrp -e -tx $jnts[0] $parentJoint;
}
    
// UI creator
global proc baryRigUI()
{
    // If window exists then delete it.  Prevents multiple instances of the
    // same window.
    if (`window -q -ex bariRig`) deleteUI bariRig;
    
    // Declares global strings.
    global string $parentJoint, $jointName, $editName, $create;
    
    // Makes window size to everything in it.
    string $dialogBoxWindow = `window -t "Baricentric Rigger" -rtf 1 bariRig`;
    
    columnLayout -adj 1;
        frameLayout -l "Joints";
            columnLayout -adj 1;
                $parentJoint = `textFieldButtonGrp -l "Parent Joint" -bl "Load Parent" -bc "loadParent( $parentJoint )"`;
                $jointName = `textFieldButtonGrp -l "Joint Name" -cc "sizeName( $jointName )" -bl "Check Name" -bc "validName( $jointName, $editName, $create )"`;
                $editName = `button -en 0 -l "Edit Name" -c "editName( $jointName, $editName, $create )"`;
            setParent ..;
        setParent ..;
        
        $create = `button -l "Create Joint" -en 0 -c "getInfo( $parentJoint, $jointName )"`;
    
    // Show the window.        
    showWindow $dialogBoxWindow;
}