BEN RIG 2.8

BEN returns with several additions and refinements based on feedback I've received from other animators. The upgrades are listed below. Thanks, everyone!

Download the Maya rig here!

BEN enjoys some new facial details.

Also fixed the "darkening head Normals" bug.

Much improved volume preservation in shoulder skinning.

Tongue controls with full range of motion.

CTRLs for tongue are inside mouth.

An extra cleanup wrist control, and individual digit joint controls.

Also fixed the "collapsing wrists" bug.

BEN RIG Beta Version 1.0

BEN is a FREE animation rig I built for the 3D Animation class I am teaching this semester at MCAD. He is an all-purpose learning rig for basic character animation exercises. This is the first Beta version, subject to revision upon suggestion / request.

Download the Maya rig here!

BEN features a standard facial GUI.

Easy visual guides, and only animation controls are selectable.

BEN is globally scalable, and is "life-size".

Low-poly skin mesh ideal for real-time animation playback.

BEN includes:

- Basic unwrapped UVs

- Tidy Outliner hierarchy

- Auto-clavicle arm controls

- Easily constrained group nodes