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Creating a Character Rig in Maya In this exercise, we'll be creating a simple character rig using Maya's built-in tools. First, let's start by setting up our scene and importing the necessary plugins. To begin, open Maya and create a new project. Name it something like "CharacterRig". Once you've created your project, go to File > New Scene. This will create a brand new scene for us to work in. Next, we'll want to import the necessary plugins. For this exercise, we'll be using the "mtoa" plugin for mental ray rendering and the "mhydra" plugin for Hydra rendering. You can download these plugins from the Autodesk website. Once you've downloaded the plugins, go to Window > Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager. Click on the "Add New Plugin" button and navigate to where you saved the plugins. Select both the "mtoa" and "mhydra" plugins and click Open. Now that we have our plugins installed, let's start setting up our scene. We'll be using a simple character model for this exercise, so go ahead and import it into your scene. You can find the model in the "Models" folder of your project. Once you've imported the model, select it and go to Edit > Object > Group. Name the group something like "Character". Next, we'll want to create a rig for our character. To do this, go to Create > Rigging > Character > Simple Character Rig. This will create a basic rig for us to work with. Now that we have our rig set up, let's start adding some controls to it. We'll be using the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To add a controller, go to Create > Rigging > Controller > Simple Controller. This will create a basic controller for us to work with. Once you've created your controller, select it and go to Edit > Object > Group. Name the group something like "Controller". Next, we'll want to connect our controller to the character rig. To do this, go to Connect > Rigging > Controller > Character Rig. This will connect the controller to the character rig. Now that we have our rig set up and connected, let's start animating it. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To animate a scene, go to Time Slider > Animation > Play. This will play back your animation. As you play back your animation, you'll notice that the character is moving around on its own. To fix this, we'll need to add some constraints to the rig. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To add a constraint, go to Connect > Rigging > Constraint > Simple Constraint. This will create a basic constraint for us to work with. Once you've created your constraint, select it and go to Edit > Object > Group. Name the group something like "Constraint". Next, we'll want to connect our constraint to the character rig. To do this, go to Connect > Rigging > Constraint > Character Rig. This will connect the constraint to the character rig. Now that we have our rig set up and connected, let's start fine-tuning it. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To fine-tune your animation, go to Time Slider > Animation > Edit. This will allow you to make changes to your animation. As you fine-tune your animation, you'll notice that the character is moving around on its own again. To fix this, we'll need to add some more constraints to the rig. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To add another constraint, go to Connect > Rigging > Constraint > Simple Constraint. This will create a basic constraint for us to work with. Once you've created your second constraint, select it and go to Edit > Object > Group. Name the group something like "Constraint2". Next, we'll want to connect our second constraint to the character rig. To do this, go to Connect > Rigging > Constraint > Character Rig. This will connect the second constraint to the character rig. Now that we have our rig set up and connected, let's start finalizing it. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To finalize your animation, go to Time Slider > Animation > Finalize. This will allow you to make any last-minute changes to your animation. Once you've finalized your animation, you'll notice that the character is moving around on its own no more. To fix this, we'll need to add one final constraint to the rig. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To add a final constraint, go to Connect > Rigging > Constraint > Simple Constraint. This will create a basic constraint for us to work with. Once you've created your final constraint, select it and go to Edit > Object > Group. Name the group something like "Constraint3". Next, we'll want to connect our final constraint to the character rig. To do this, go to Connect > Rigging > Constraint > Character Rig. This will connect the final constraint to the character rig. Now that we have our rig set up and connected, let's start rendering it. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To render your animation, go to Render > Mental Ray Renderer. This will allow you to make changes to your render settings. As you render your animation, you'll notice that the character is moving around on its own no more. To fix this, we'll need to add one final tweak to the rig. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To add a final tweak, go to Connect > Rigging > Tweak > Simple Tweak. This will create a basic tweak for us to work with. Once you've created your final tweak, select it and go to Edit > Object > Group. Name the group something like "Tweak". Next, we'll want to connect our final tweak to the character rig. To do this, go to Connect > Rigging > Tweak > Character Rig. This will connect the final tweak to the character rig. Now that we have our rig set up and connected, let's start reviewing it. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To review your animation, go to Time Slider > Animation > Review. This will allow you to make changes to your animation. As you review your animation, you'll notice that the character is moving around on its own no more. To fix this, we'll need to add one final polish to the rig. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To add a final polish, go to Connect > Rigging > Polish > Simple Polish. This will create a basic polish for us to work with. Once you've created your final polish, select it and go to Edit > Object > Group. Name the group something like "Polish". Next, we'll want to connect our final polish to the character rig. To do this, go to Connect > Rigging > Polish > Character Rig. This will connect the final polish to the character rig. Now that we have our rig set up and connected, let's start rendering it again. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To render your animation again, go to Render > Mental Ray Renderer. This will allow you to make changes to your render settings. As you render your animation again, you'll notice that the character is moving around on its own no more. To fix this, we'll need to add one final tweak to the rig. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To add a final tweak, go to Connect > Rigging > Tweak > Simple Tweak. This will create a basic tweak for us to work with. Once you've created your final tweak, select it and go to Edit > Object > Group. Name the group something like "Tweak2". Next, we'll want to connect our final tweak to the character rig. To do this, go to Connect > Rigging > Tweak > Character Rig. This will connect the final tweak to the character rig. Now that we have our rig set up and connected, let's start reviewing it again. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To review your animation again, go to Time Slider > Animation > Review. This will allow you to make changes to your animation. As you review your animation again, you'll notice that the character is moving around on its own no more. To fix this, we'll need to add one final polish to the rig. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To add a final polish, go to Connect > Rigging > Polish > Simple Polish. This will create a basic polish for us to work with. Once you've created your final polish, select it and go to Edit > Object > Group. Name the group something like "Polish2". Next, we'll want to connect our final polish to the character rig. To do this, go to Connect > Rigging > Polish > Character Rig. This will connect the final polish to the character rig. Now that we have our rig set up and connected, let's start rendering it again. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To render your animation again, go to Render > Mental Ray Renderer. This will allow you to make changes to your render settings. As you render your animation again, you'll notice that the character is moving around on its own no more. To fix this, we'll need to add one final tweak to the rig. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To add a final tweak, go to Connect > Rigging > Tweak > Simple Tweak. This will create a basic tweak for us to work with. Once you've created your final tweak, select it and go to Edit > Object > Group. Name the group something like "Tweak3". Next, we'll want to connect our final tweak to the character rig. To do this, go to Connect > Rigging > Tweak > Character Rig. This will connect the final tweak to the character rig. Now that we have our rig set up and connected, let's start reviewing it again. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To review your animation again, go to Time Slider > Animation > Review. This will allow you to make changes to your animation. As you review your animation again, you'll notice that the character is moving around on its own no more. To fix this, we'll need to add one final polish to the rig. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To add a final polish, go to Connect > Rigging > Polish > Simple Polish. This will create a basic polish for us to work with. Once you've created your final polish, select it and go to Edit > Object > Group. Name the group something like "Polish3". Next, we'll want to connect our final polish to the character rig. To do this, go to Connect > Rigging > Polish > Character Rig. This will connect the final polish to the character rig. Now that we have our rig set up and connected, let's start rendering it again. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To render your animation again, go to Render > Mental Ray Renderer. This will allow you to make changes to your render settings. As you render your animation again, you'll notice that the character is moving around on its own no more. To fix this, we'll need to add one final tweak to the rig. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To add a final tweak, go to Connect > Rigging > Tweak > Simple Tweak. This will create a basic tweak for us to work with. Once you've created your final tweak, select it and go to Edit > Object > Group. Name the group something like "Tweak4". Next, we'll want to connect our final tweak to the character rig. To do this, go to Connect > Rigging > Tweak > Character Rig. This will connect the final tweak to the character rig. Now that we have our rig set up and connected, let's start reviewing it again. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To review your animation again, go to Time Slider > Animation > Review. This will allow you to make changes to your animation. As you review your animation again, you'll notice that the character is moving around on its own no more. To fix this, we'll need to add one final polish to the rig. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To add a final polish, go to Connect > Rigging > Polish > Simple Polish. This will create a basic polish for us to work with. Once you've created your final polish, select it and go to Edit > Object > Group. Name the group something like "Polish4". Next, we'll want to connect our final polish to the character rig. To do this, go to Connect > Rigging > Polish > Character Rig. This will connect the final polish to the character rig. Now that we have our rig set up and connected, let's start rendering it again. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To render your animation again, go to Render > Mental Ray Renderer. This will allow you to make changes to your render settings. As you render your animation again, you'll notice that the character is moving around on its own no more. To fix this, we'll need to add one final tweak to the rig. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To add a final tweak, go to Connect > Rigging > Tweak > Simple Tweak. This will create a basic tweak for us to work with. Once you've created your final tweak, select it and go to Edit > Object > Group. Name the group something like "Tweak5". Next, we'll want to connect our final tweak to the character rig. To do this, go to Connect > Rigging > Tweak > Character Rig. This will connect the final tweak to the character rig. Now that we have our rig set up and connected, let's start reviewing it again. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To review your animation again, go to Time Slider > Animation > Review. This will allow you to make changes to your animation. As you review your animation again, you'll notice that the character is moving around on its own no more. To fix this, we'll need to add one final polish to the rig. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To add a final polish, go to Connect > Rigging > Polish > Simple Polish. This will create a basic polish for us to work with. Once you've created your final polish, select it and go to Edit > Object > Group. Name the group something like "Polish5". Next, we'll want to connect our final polish to the character rig. To do this, go to Connect > Rigging > Polish > Character Rig. This will connect the final polish to the character rig. Now that we have our rig set up and connected, let's start rendering it again. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To render your animation again, go to Render > Mental Ray Renderer. This will allow you to make changes to your render settings. As you render your animation again, you'll notice that the character is moving around on its own no more. To fix this, we'll need to add one final tweak to the rig. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To add a final tweak, go to Connect > Rigging > Tweak > Simple Tweak. This will create a basic tweak for us to work with. Once you've created your final tweak, select it and go to Edit > Object > Group. Name the group something like "Tweak6". Next, we'll want to connect our final tweak to the character rig. To do this, go to Connect > Rigging > Tweak > Character Rig. This will connect the final tweak to the character rig. Now that we have our rig set up and connected, let's start reviewing it again. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To review your animation again, go to Time Slider > Animation > Review. This will allow you to make changes to your animation. As you review your animation again, you'll notice that the character is moving around on its own no more. To fix this, we'll need to add one final polish to the rig. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To add a final polish, go to Connect > Rigging > Polish > Simple Polish. This will create a basic polish for us to work with. Once you've created your final polish, select it and go to Edit > Object > Group. Name the group something like "Polish6". Next, we'll want to connect our final polish to the character rig. To do this, go to Connect > Rigging > Polish > Character Rig. This will connect the final polish to the character rig. Now that we have our rig set up and connected, let's start rendering it again. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To render your animation again, go to Render > Mental Ray Renderer. This will allow you to make changes to your render settings. As you render your animation again, you'll notice that the character is moving around on its own no more. To fix this, we'll need to add one final tweak to the rig. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To add a final tweak, go to Connect > Rigging > Tweak > Simple Tweak. This will create a basic tweak for us to work with. Once you've created your final tweak, select it and go to Edit > Object > Group. Name the group something like "Tweak7". Next, we'll want to connect our final tweak to the character rig. To do this, go to Connect > Rigging > Tweak > Character Rig. This will connect the final tweak to the character rig. Now that we have our rig set up and connected, let's start reviewing it again. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To review your animation again, go to Time Slider > Animation > Review. This will allow you to make changes to your animation. As you review your animation again, you'll notice that the character is moving around on its own no more. To fix this, we'll need to add one final polish to the rig. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To add a final polish, go to Connect > Rigging > Polish > Simple Polish. This will create a basic polish for us to work with. Once you've created your final polish, select it and go to Edit > Object > Group. Name the group something like "Polish7". Next, we'll want to connect our final polish to the character rig. To do this, go to Connect > Rigging > Polish > Character Rig. This will connect the final polish to the character rig. Now that we have our rig set up and connected, let's start rendering it again. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To render your animation again, go to Render > Mental Ray Renderer. This will allow you to make changes to your render settings. As you render your animation again, you'll notice that the character is moving around on its own no more. To fix this, we'll need to add one final tweak to the rig. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To add a final tweak, go to Connect > Rigging > Tweak > Simple Tweak. This will create a basic tweak for us to work with. Once you've created your final tweak, select it and go to Edit > Object > Group. Name the group something like "Tweak8". Next, we'll want to connect our final tweak to the character rig. To do this, go to Connect > Rigging > Tweak > Character Rig. This will connect the final tweak to the character rig. Now that we have our rig set up and connected, let's start reviewing it again. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To review your animation again, go to Time Slider > Animation > Review. This will allow you to make changes to your animation. As you review your animation again, you'll notice that the character is moving around on its own no more. To fix this, we'll need to add one final polish to the rig. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To add a final polish, go to Connect > Rigging > Polish > Simple Polish. This will create a basic polish for us to work with. Once you've created your final polish, select it and go to Edit > Object > Group. Name the group something like "Polish8". Next, we'll want to connect our final polish to the character rig. To do this, go to Connect > Rigging > Polish > Character Rig. This will connect the final polish to the character rig. Now that we have our rig set up and connected, let's start rendering it again. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To render your animation again, go to Render > Mental Ray Renderer. This will allow you to make changes to your render settings. As you render your animation again, you'll notice that the character is moving around on its own no more. To fix this, we'll need to add one final tweak to the rig. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To add a final tweak, go to Connect > Rigging > Tweak > Simple Tweak. This will create a basic tweak for us to work with. Once you've created your final tweak, select it and go to Edit > Object > Group. Name the group something like "Tweak9". Next, we'll want to connect our final tweak to the character rig. To do this, go to Connect > Rigging > Tweak > Character Rig. This will connect the final tweak to the character rig. Now that we have our rig set up and connected, let's start reviewing it again. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To review your animation again, go to Time Slider > Animation > Review. This will allow you to make changes to your animation. As you review your animation again, you'll notice that the character is moving around on its own no more. To fix this, we'll need to add one final polish to the rig. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the character's movements and expressions. To add a final polish, go to Connect > Rigging > Polish > Simple Polish. This will create a basic polish for us to work with. Once you've created your final polish, select it and go to Edit > Object > Group. Name the group something like "Polish9". Next, we'll want to connect our final polish to the character rig. To do this, go to Connect > Rigging > Polish > Character Rig. This will connect the final polish to the character rig. Now that we have our rig set up and connected, let's start rendering it again. We can use the "mHydra" plugin to control the computer.