Abstract: We present a framework to design inverse rig-functions-functions that map low level representations of a character's pose such as joint positions or surface geometry to the representation ...

Quaternius releases a second Universal Animation Library with over 130 humanoid animations, free for commercial use. Artist and asset publisher Quaternius has released Universal Animation Library 2, ...

Learn how to build a Z-Rig, a mechanical advantage system designed for efficient pulling and hauling in rescue, off-road recovery, and rigging scenarios. This step-by-step tutorial demonstrates proper ...

Epic Games has released its “Rigging in Unreal Engine 5.6 Workshop” on the Epic Developer Community, opening up a previously invite-only, five-day training programme to all users for free. The ...

Once a game engine, Unity has now become a driving force behind a new wave of filmmaking. From indie creators to big studios, Unity is changing the way movies are made. Let’s take a closer look at how ...

The Animation Rigging package exposes a set of predefined constraints and tools to manually build a control rig hierarchy. At runtime, rig constraints are converted to a list of IAnimationJobs which ...

Making 3D animations is an interesting and complex process designed for creating sophisticated dynamic characters and environments based on the given pipeline. 3D animation involves multiple steps to ...

The code for a short tutorial on procedural animations and how to create them thanks to the Animation Rigging package in Unity/C# (available in text format).