This is a great parenting tool for animators who
don't want to get technical. Just keep in mind that the child object needs to
have a minimum of two parents and it adds a key able parent control in the
Channel Box.
Description: JTDdynParent allows the user to animate a child
switching between multiple parents. This is useful for setting up rig controls
that can switch inheritance between body parts or give characters the ability
to easily pick up and put down objects. This version is a complete rewrite of
the old tool built into JTDRiggingTools Beta 0.17 and is released here as a
standalone tool until it comes packaged in the up-and-coming new
JTDriggingTools 1.0.
Features: Can be used with referencing and now has the ability
to change the alias names of parent objects
Note: v1.0 released 11/23/07 Tested with Maya 8.5 - not
compatible with the dynamic parenting built into JTDRiggingTools Beta 0.17