I toggle back and forth between local, view and world so often I put it in a double tap script. Tap W, E, or R once and it selects that tool. Tap it again and it switches the gizmo between the modes. Super useful it saves me a bunch of time. Run the script and it shows up under the Customize menu under " MyTools", where…
that hdri gear done w/ mental ray is a tutorial floating around somewhere - i would suggest modeling something different or taking that one out completly.
I've been feeling discouraged from making stuff and posting, but I'm trying to make an effort again. The main issue with all my models is inability to adequately pose them: they have a tendency to break in a way that I can't quite fix. The legs become too short for sitting poses, the arm twists break silhouettes, the…