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//
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//
//
//	Procedure Name:
//		doRemoveJoint
//
//	Description:
//		Removes a joint from a skeleton hierarchy, regardless of whether
//  the skeleton is currently bound to a skin or not.
//
//	Return Value:
//		none
//

global proc
doRemoveJoint()
{
	string $sl[] = `ls -sl -type joint`;
	if (size($sl) == 0) {
		error( (uiRes("m_doRemoveJoint.kSelectAJointToRemove")));
	}

	int $count = 0;
	for ($obj in $sl) {
	    string $worldMatrixPlug = $obj + ".worldMatrix";
		string $skinClusters[] = `listConnections -type skinCluster $worldMatrixPlug`;
		for($sCluster in $skinClusters) {		    
		    skinCluster -e  -ri $obj $sCluster;
		}
		string $bindPoses[] = `dagPose -q -name -bp $obj`;
		if(size($bindPoses)>0) 
		{	
		    for($bindPose in $bindPoses) {	    
		        dagPose -rm  -reset $obj $bindPose;
		    }
		}
		removeJoint $obj;
	}
	
}