Gilgamesh Rig

Setup

All controls and many relations are in the control armature, underlying are (at least) a geometry armature and splines and empties for spline IK

Control Armature

Arm Setup

Geometry Chain

[ HLP_autoshoulder.L ] >> GEO_shoulder.L/.R, [ upperarm.L/.R ] >> GEO_upperarm.L/.R >> GEO_lowerarm.L/.R >> GEO_hand.L/.R

FK Control Bones

shoulder.L/.R, [ HLP_upperhinge.L/.R ] >> upperarm.L/.R >> lowerarm.L/.R >> hand.L/.R

FK Helpers

[ GEO_shoulder.L/.R ] >> HLP_cpyupperarm.L/.R >> FK_HLP_basearm.L/.R

Helpers

[ shoulder.L/.R ] >> HLP_autoshoulder.L/.R and HLP_shoulderhinge.L/.R , [ upperarm.L/.R ] >> HLP_upperpivot.L/.R >> HLP_lowerpivot.L/.R , [ torso ] >> HLP_upperhinge.L/.R

IKTargets

[ root ] >> IK_hand.L >> IK_elbow.L

IKChains

[shoulder.L/.R ] >> IK_upperarm.L/.R >> IK_lowerarm.L/.R

Arm Constraints

GEO_upperarm.L/.R CopyLocation -> tip GEO_shoulder.L/.R

                 CopyRotation -> upperarm.L
                 CopyScale -> GEO_shoulder.L
                 CopyRotation -> IK_HLP_upperarm.L