has anybody had any luck on rigging a mesh with a Mannequin ? doesn’t seem to work, or am I missing something here. not much in the docs about Mannequins.
Yes I tried the same and it doesnt work but I´m loving the mannequins I would like to know if we can make our own mannequins and how… not just adding zspheres but also the meshes between them. maybe just inserting connector meshes?
that’s quite disappointing. the mannequins would be ideal for rigging and animation.
maybe we are just really missing something and it is actually possible?
sir aurick, please? 
Rigging a model with a Mannequin does not currently work but it should be possible to write a plugin that makes it possible. I’ll look into it.
In the meantime there’s more information on Mannequins (and how to make your own) here: http://www.pixologic.com/docs/index.php/Mannequins
thank you very much for the reply Marcus.
and if you think you could make it work with a plugin, then I’m sure it would be highly appreciated by many of us. the Mannequins are nice, but unless you can rig them they are more of a separate toy than really useful for the presentation/concept pipeline. they scream for mesh animation
again, thanks a lot Marcus. I’ll give it a shot. does the mannequin still retain the inverse kinematics after that procedure?
Yes, you pose them in just the same way (though I believe it is forward kinematics).
terrific! yeah you are right-- forward. well… forward, backward - my head is ringing from investigating and testing all the new zbrush features and changes ( and the occasional startling bug). 
Great!
( and the occasional startling bug).
Yeah, well innovation doesn’t happen unless you take a few risks.
Thank you… Thank you… Thank you!! lol Marcus once again, you have come through with some knowledge we all needed. Thank you for posting those links, I can breath again lol Z4 is amazing man. This will make it THAT much better. 
It really has to be said loud and clear:
Marcus is simply amazing!
no kidding.
You can use the plugin in this thread to speed up converting a Mannequin into a rig:
http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showpost.php?p=721284&postcount=2
Simply copy and paste the Mannequin in the same place and the ‘body parts’ will be removed.
Thanks Marcus.
Did I mention already that you are amazing?