Where is my metarig?

potatopealor

So i know this was posted before but it wasnt answer. When using Diffeo and importing character into blender with rigify, why does it delete the metarig? is there a way to prevent it from deleting the metarig?

Cris Palomino

This person says Diffeo gives you an option to keep.

https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/526666/where-is-the-metarig/p1

Padone

It's in the rigify panel. If you don't get it then it means you're using an old version.

potatopealor

Padone said:

It's in the rigify panel. If you don't get it then it means you're using an old version.

so ive seen that, but that option is only if you've imported a character without using the auto rigify on import option. heres what i select when importing a character (see attachement). now i do this because the imported auto-rig is fully functional and easy to manipulate, however, it deletes the metarig without giving me and option to keep it before actioning the import. The other reason why i dont import the character and then adding the rigify rig after with the keep metarig option enabled is that i dont know enough to be able to get rigify working as good as the automated one on import as that requires a bit of configuration to get it functioning well.

see attachements:

1) shows the import options i select to have a fully functional rigify rig

2) shows the options availble once imported - see theres no "keep metarig" option nor can i create a metarig

 

PS: i need the metarig to be able to fine tune the automated rig as i need to fix/add bones so the character doesn't deform wrongly

potatopealor

Cris Palomino said:

This person says Diffeo gives you an option to keep.

https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/526666/where-is-the-metarig/p1

only if you want to set up a rigify rig yourself which requires some level of knowledge on rigging. 

Padone

Yes the easy import is intended to provide a basic setup. To get the advanced options you have to do it yourself step by step.