Got it!!
Ok, here is what doesn't work:

spaceLocator -n temp01_r_armFkA01_loc;
spaceLocator -n temp01_r_armFkA02_loc;
float $locWp1[]=`getAttr ("temp01_r_armFkA01_locShape.worldPosition[0]")`;...

Yes. This is how the distance tool does it. This is the command harvested from the script editor.

distanceDimension -sp 0 0 0 -ep 0 0 0 ;

This results in a dd node with locators attached. Very...

Syntactically this is how I got it to work.

spaceLocator -n temp01_r_armFkA01_loc;
spaceLocator -n temp01_r_armFkA02_loc;
float $locWp1[]=`getAttr...

spaceLocator -n temp01_r_armFkA01_loc;
spaceLocator -n temp01_r_armFkA02_loc;
float $locWp1[2]=`getAttr temp01_r_armFkA01_locShape.worldPosition[0]`;
float $locWp2[2]=`getAttr...

Hi,
I am assembling my rig into its final hierarchy. When I parent the clavicle jnt joint chains (left/right) to their respective nodes, in this case the sternum, Maya adds an additional transform...

Those values are fine. That's just something Maya does.

I still have not figured out how to merge vertices but I don't think that will work. I see that, if I knew how, I could make the new lower vertices snap to (or merge with) the corner vertices but...

Hi BadG3r,
Can you give me a little more to go on? Remember I'm a total noob when it comes to this. You can just tell me what I need to read up on - you don't need to give me step by step.
...

Never mind – got it figured out!!!:attn: :lmao: :D

I'm such a space cadet - maybe i'm not cut out for modeling.

actual edge loop