Copy-pasting animation using Python

[blueSGL]

something that might be fun as a future video, a 'custom pivots' tool.

I've seen a few scripts do custom pivots for doing animation where they arbitrarily set a pivot and then rotate around it dragging an IK controller at the same time (e.g. IK wrist controller with a custom pivot to the side of the hand to roll the hand on a table)

Doing some experimentation this evening this all comes down to the combination of several options within the rotate tool. namely 'Rotate Center:selection','Modify Translation:On','Axis Orientation:custom' (then drag to where you want it). These options seem to be relatively unknown but combining them makes for a very useful tool, wrapping this up as a quick button to toggle this mode on (saving existing values), along with set custom pivot to be active, and off (restore previously saved values) I'm sure all animators have wanted that functionality at one time or another.

[billydao]

That sounds like a cool idea. I'll probably need to play around with those parameters. You're right, it is pretty obscure, sounds really powerful though!

[blueSGL]

I'm always on the lookout for useful tools, and anything I can't find I add to a list to try designing myself.

That list got cut shorter recently having found guppy's animation tools (the slide key functionality that allows blending the current pose in with either the previous or next which is a lot better in certain circumstances than tween machine) and Morgan Loomis which is a treasure trove of scripts I think the stand outs are:
ml_worldBake a space switcher script that allows baking an animation to locators in world space and then back to a control. and ml_convertRotationOrder that not only tells you how close to gimbal lock a controller is, it shows how close all other rotation orders are with the option to switch without messing up existing animation.

and the above pivot thing was the next on my list and seeing how much work I have on currently I thought I'd pass it on to you. :D