Rigging Day with Krista Notes

Notes

Connection Types

Direct 

Indirect Connections

Direct (Node) Connections

Conditional Connections

Joint Orientation

You want joints to orient along the joint chain so that the axes all flow with the chain

Swineburne Rigging Videos

http://www.swinburne.edu.au/design/tutorials/P-maya/T-Maya-Rigging-Rigging-a-biped-character-for-animation/ID-125/