Maya simple weight painting tools for mouse users similar to 3DSMax weight tool

[Anonymous]

Hello everyone!

I'm posting today to see if a reliable feature can be added to Maya! whether 2016 or 2017 or even later I feel this tool is a must for riggers new and old

the system currently in Maya is ideal for tablet users and veterans at weight painting...but for newbies its harsh to use

implementing this system would allow riggers both new and old to be able to weight paint quickly and effectively! and its not a bad thing to keep the current weight paint system in for smoothing and veterans but I feel this system I'm proposing would be VERY essential to new riggers and even veterans who want to work a tad faster!

3DSMax back in 2011 had a weight painting tool that was simple, effective and garnered impressive results! its easy to pick up and get great results from

someone tried to recreate it for Maya and got it working for older versions of Maya with great success and multiple positive reviews! but the creator of the plugin seems to have sadly dropped the project over the years

ironically enough this weight painting system is even used by the MMD community who are 3D modelers and animators using MUCH older programs to make great work (these programs need serious programming upgrades but I digress)

I'm also part of this community and this style of weight painting is overly simple and creates wonderful results with only a little time and practice! (it's also easier for me to use mentally due to my Autisum)

without further ado I'm going to put in a link to the script originally made to give Maya the same weight painting toolkit that 3DS Max had along with a weight painting tutorial of someone rigging using the MMD system PMX to give a more visual example

the script made for older versions of Maya: https://www.highend3d.com/maya/script/max-skinning-weight-tool-for-maya-for-maya

and the tutorial for PMX (the program is japanese but its very easy to see the paralels): https://orig02.deviantart.net/d3b2/f/2012/263/5/2/rigging_tutorial_by_mmdyesbutterfly-d5fcv5u.pdf

I'm going to try and post this in the Animation and Rigging section as well

thanks for reading! if your a programmer or an employee of Maya or even someone who may be able to help feel free to comment to message me!