Sequence911 - image renamer

Here's a cool script that helps you with re-naming a huge amount of pictures. Head over to creativecrash for the link.

KitCar

Find out more about it here.

M2

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Azary

Find out more about it here.

This rig is tricky because it is so similar to Bishop from Animation Mentor. I wouldn't recommend using it for a demo reel piece but practice only. 

Roboter

Find out more about it here.


As noted in the comments section you will have to work with the original file in order to be able to render it. Referencing the file won't work.

Highend3D switches to creativecrash.com

... and as a result, none of the links work anymore. Way to go Highend3D... no link forwarding?

I'll update the links on a daily basis. Thanks for your patience.

Looks like it has been updated. I will still go through the links and make sure it all works, but at least now I don't have to hurry anymore.

Simple Bot

Find out more about it here.

Kyle Balda masterclass rigs

[UPDATE:] You can download the rigs from here. Thanks Michael for the tip!

These rigs are not exactly free, you get them with the 3D World magazine, but still, you get a lot of good material with the magazine.

More about the lip-synching can be found @ 3dworldmag.com

And more animation videos about it here.

Squirrely Rig

Find out more about it here.


Very fun looking rig and lots of information about it. Well worth a look.




Squirrely Obstacle Course Part 1 from Josh Burton on Vimeo.

Transformers

Find out more about it here.

Rohan

Find out more about it @ TJ's site. Make sure to read the "read me" file.

Shark

Very cool looking rig! Find out more about it here. Works only in Maya 8.5, anything newer and the mesh freaks out.

Blake

Find out more about it here. Lots of info and a video. Rig discussion can be found @ the 11secondclub.

Rockstar

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Jon

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Cuban Car

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Mr. SuRuj

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Mamooth

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Great rig! Just look out for weird ear deformation when you dial in mouth shapes.

Nossy

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F-22 Raptor

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Mecanic

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Fazee

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Raa Spider

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Tonga the Fox

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Thanks Mike Rhone for sharing the rig!

abxPicker

I added "abxPicker" to the MEL section. Definitely a handy tool to speed up your workflow. More details:

abxPicker provides artists, animators, and character TDs with an intuitive interface for creating and using custom character control interfaces. Using drag and drop, you can create, position, resize, and edit buttons to select character controls.

Features:

* Quickly create layouts using easy drag and drop interface
* Supports background image style, or simplified iconographic layouts
* Auto assign default tools like move and rotate to controls
* Key selection sets with a single button
* Create Toggle buttons for visibility or IK/FK switching or other
* Data is stored in scene nodes for easy portability
* Import/Export to other rigs
* Supports Shift-click to add to selection and ctrl-click to subtract from selection list
* Works with character referencing, rename prefixes and namespacing for pipeline integration
* Only one .mel file (easy to install)
* Includes Test Scene File to try out

Octopus

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That guy is cool!

Rudy

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That guy is creepy! Especially without his... you know what. But cool rig for more photo real digi-double type of animation.

Chrysler300

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Pix Car

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Looks like this rig was heavily influenced by the cars from Pixar's "Cars", hence the name rig "Pix Car". Not exactly demo reel friendly, but cute nonetheless.

Joe

Find out more about it here

Iron Man

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