LogInIntroducing new Shifter templates, a production-ready Data Collector, and several bug fixes.
mGear, the open-source rigging and animation framework, has been updated with new releases for both mGear for Maya and ueGear for Unreal Engine. mGear 5.0 Beta 6 and ueGear 1.0 Beta (currently supporting only Unreal Engine 5.3) are now available, introducing new features and numerous fixed issues.
Alongside Maya 2026 support, mGear brings updates to Shifter. The Python wrapper now replaces pyMEL, removing the dependency. New Shifter templates have been added, non-reset rotation joints are now supported, and the Data Collector is now production-ready with the "Experimental" label removed from the UI.
Here's the full list of fixes included in this release:
- Adjust ihi Behavior Based on Mode Type Instead of Step Type
- After setting up RBF, the RBF Manager2 window doesn't open again
- Anim_utils: IK/FK match set key automatically if any related control has already a key
- Core: Anim_utils: space switch and range switch don't support rotation pivot offset
- Core: Dagmenu: add neck ik control map for __switch_parent_callback
- Core: Maya 2026 support to new addDoubleLinear node naming
- EPIC chain IK_FK_01 filing building using mode FK/IK
- EPIC_meta: fix control Relative relations
- Fixed missing "size" on Guide file builds
- Fixed rotation pyMEL bug, replaced all pyMEL commands
- PyMaya: fix error catch when name clashes in guides
- PyMaya: fix SoftTweak error catching
- Rigbits: ProxySlice: Refactor to Maya cmds
- Shifter Component: 3jnt legs. Change component internal joint visibility to avoid hiding child components
- Shifter: Collect data fix WIP. Related to the new PyMaya wrapper and MVector parsing
- Shifter: Quadruped leg IK/FK offset bug, IK/FK match menu, and misc IK/FK matching
- Skin import issue (skinned NURBS curve)
- UI_Slider_01 component fails during installation
- When using anim_utils.IkFkTransfer.execute(), only baking to FK works correctly
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