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+Copyright 2018 Meshcapade GmbH and Max Planck Gesellschaft.  All rights reserved.
+
+More information about the SMPL model research project is available here http://smpl.is.tue.mpg
+For SMPL Model commercial use options, please visit https://meshcapade.com/infopages/licensing.html
+For comments or questions, please email us at: [email protected]
+
+
+Current versions supported:
+--------------------------
+Mac OSX: Maya 2014+
+Windows: Maya 2014+
+
+
+Dependencies:
+------------
+Numpy is required for running this script. Numpy is a python module that
+can be installed following the instructions given here:
+http://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/user/install.html
+
+or here:
+http://blog.animateshmanimate.com/post/115538511578/python-numpy-and-maya-osx-and-windows
+
+Please make sure you have numpy installed on your computer and accessible through Maya's python.
+We are working towards removing this dependency. 
+
+
+About the Script:
+-----------------
+The script displays a UI to apply SMPL's shape and pose blendshapes and to adjust the skeleton to new body shapes.
+Load this plugin into Maya. It will create a window with 3 options:
+
+1- Apply Pose Blend Shapes to Current Frame: 
+	If you repose the model in Maya, then click this to 
+	compute and apply the pose blend shapes in the current frame. 
+    You can als ochoose whether or not to set the keyframes for the 
+    pose blendshapes. Check the 'Reset Keyframes' checkbox if you 
+    would like to lock blendShape values at given frame by setting 
+    a keyframe. 
+
+2- Apply Pose Blend Shapes to Frames in above Range: 
+	Specify a range of frames in an animation and then compute/apply 
+	the pose blendshapes for all the frames in range. Check the 
+    'Reset Keyframes' checkbox if you would like to lock blendShape 
+    values at given frame range by setting a keyframe at each frame in the 
+    given range.
+
+3- Set Mesh to Bind-Pose & Recompute Skeleton: 
+	When you edit the shape blend shapes to change body shape the 
+	skeleton will no longer be correct.  Click first button to set the 
+    mesh into the bind-pose. Next, click this to 'Recompute Skeleton' 
+    to recompute the skeleton rig to match the new body shape.
+
+Always make sure to cilck on the mesh in the 3D view to select it before 
+using any of the functions in the plugin. Select only the mesh of the model 
+you want to update and then click the appropriate button on the UI.
+