Goodies

This page contains a collection of models, props, rigs, tools and MEL scripts that I have create and I am happy to share. Feel free to use these items for any purpose. If you like them or have any suggestions, please send me an email. I will be adding to this page on a regular basis.

Props

Shaker Chair

This is a simple Maya chair prop. The master controller is rigged to allow the chair to be tilted to each side or forward and back while rotating around the leg contact points

Download the zipped .ma file

Chaise

Simple Chaise with two pillows. Not Rigged.

Download the zipped .ma file

AM Only

The scripts and props in the section will only be useful to you if you are an Animation Mentor student or alumni. They are intended to operate on or be associated with the standard AM rigs. The actual character rigs are the property of Animation Mentor and are not available here.

Fix Bishop's Eye Scale

The Bishop rig provided by AM is amazing flexible and easy to work with, but there are a few minor imperfections. The scale attributes on the head controller are great for adding some nice squash and stretch to the head. Unfortunately, the eyes do not scale properly with the head. This wasn't an issue for small deformations, but the eyes to poke through the head when larger scaling is applied. This is fixed in the latest versions, but if you built your animations around an earlier version, it may be hard to switch rigs. These scripts will patch the rig.

Download the MEL script fix. Tested with v33 of Bishop. May work with other versions

With Version 3.8 of Bishop it was partially fixed, but only if you uniformly scaled the head, If you just scaled in the Y direction, the eyes still popped out.

Download the MEL script fix. Tested with v38 of Bishop. May work with other versions.