Rigging Courses and Certifications

Standardizing Rigs in Maya

In this Maya tutorial, we learn the why's and how's of standardizing control rigs within Maya. Software required: Autodesk Maya 2013.

• Pluralsight
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Rigging Tank Treads in Maya

In this Maya tutorial we will learn how to rig tank treads. Software required: Autodesk Maya 2014.

• Pluralsight
• 1 hour 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Polygon Runway

Blender Skeleton Hand Rigging Tutorial

Master skeleton hand rigging in Blender using the Rigify addon to create fully articulated hand armatures with professional-grade control systems and templates.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Freedom Arts - 3D Animation & Game Developer

Blender 4.2 Human Rigging to Unreal Engine 5.4 - Step-by-Step Tutorial

Master human rigging in Blender 4.2 and seamlessly transfer to Unreal Engine 5.4. Learn step-by-step techniques for character creation, animation, and game development integration.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Parallel-friendly Rigging in Maya 2018

Maya 2018 continues to enhance parallel performance with various improvements, including the expansion of GPU supported nodes. This course will examine Parallel Evaluation, build a parallel-friendly rig, and provide performance debugging techniques.

• Pluralsight
• 1 hour 44 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Quick Start to Rigging in MODO: Volume 1

Welcome to the Quick Start to Rigging in MODO. Software required: MODO 801.

• Pluralsight
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Quick Start to Rigging in Maya: Volume 5

Welcome to Volume 5 of the Quick Start to Rigging in Maya, a series of specially constructed courses meant to be followed in sequence and interspersed with valuable exercises to reinforce learned concepts. Software required: Autodesk Maya 2014.

• Pluralsight
• 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Introduction to Rigging in Softimage

In this set of Softimage tutorials, we will take an introductory look into rigging tools and techniques for Softimage. Software required: Autodesk Softimage 2014.

• Pluralsight
• 1 hour 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

'Daydreamer' Production Pipeline Volume 2: Rigging

In this Maya tutorial, we'll look at how we built the rigs for the '˜Daydreamer' production pipeline series. Software required: Maya 2016.

• Pluralsight
• 1 hour 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Quick Start to Rigging in 3ds Max: Volume 1

Welcome to the Quick Start to Rigging in 3ds Max. Software required: Autodesk 3ds Max 2014.

• Pluralsight
• 2 hours 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Enhancing Your Rigs with Driven Keys in Maya

In this Maya tutorial we will learn how to use Driven Keys to enhance our control rigs in Maya. Software required: Autodesk Maya 2014.

• Pluralsight
• 1 hour 55 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Introduction to Rigging in MODO

This set of tutorials will provide you with a firm understanding of MODO's rigging tools. Software required: MODO 801.

• Pluralsight
• 2 hours 13 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Transforming Robot Production Pipeline Volume 6: Rigging

In this tutorial, we will learn the methods that are used to rig a transforming robot. Software required: Autodesk Maya.

• Pluralsight
• 6 hours 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Quick Start to Rigging in MODO: Volume 2

Welcome to Volume 2 of the Quick Start to Rigging in MODO, a series of specially constructed tutorials meant to be followed in sequence and interspersed with valuable exercises to reinforce learned concepts. Software required: MODO 801.

• Pluralsight
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

CGDive

Lazy Bones Addon Review and Tutorial - Automated Rigging in Blender

Explore Lazy Bones addon for Blender: automate bone creation, learn basics, and see examples for human, abstract mesh, and tree rigging. Discover efficient edge-to-bone conversion techniques.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video