dog rig
Features
- Rig of a quadruped model in Maya
- Limb auto-rigging feature made using Python
- Muscle simulation
- Tail gravity swinging simulation
- Blendshapes for the limbs
- Paw controls
- Squash and Stretch
- Space swapping
- IK/FK systems
Final Results
Progress
Since this was my first time trying to create a professional humanoid rig, I used it as a learning opportunity and started from the basics – driver skeleton, mirroring joint orientations, creating custom controls.
Then, I got my hands on something that I was really excited about – ribbon rigging. I was looking forward to being confident enough in the basics to be able to experiment with some advanced rigging techniques and improve my knowledge and skills. That was the main focus of this rig.