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| Yellow Beetle by Aaron Parker |
Today we look at one of the most imaginative vehicle rigs - The Yellow Beetle by Aaron Parker - available for free download at Creative Crash. It has some flaws and quirks, but it's a great little rig, and you can do some really fun animation with it.
Yellow Beetle Rig
The Beetle rig, snappily titled "Swappable Car Rig with Ubershockies - The AnyCar 3.1.4 for Maya" is a great way to get some fun, cartoony vehicle animation into your demo reel. It squashes and stretches nicely, and you can make it bounce and sway as it chugs along. Although you might need to stick a driver behind the wheel on a close-up or medium shot, the Beetle can be made to have a personality all of its own.
Why bother with animating vehicles?
Go and see any Hollywood action film these days and you will see tons of stunt car animation. There is plenty of work for animators who can bring things like cars, helicopters and robots to life in a convincing and believable way.
Check out some of the excellent work below done by our students at Animation Apprentice.
Car Skid by Marc Godfrey (below)
Stunt Car by Greg Gordon (below)
Skidding Car by Henry Fenwick (below)
Tendency to crash
The rig has a tendency to crash whenever you try to keyframe the main mover control. Save your work often!
Scalability
This rig does not scale. This means you will have to scale your geometry (such as your set and props) instead.
Disappearing Control Curves
The control curves have a tendency to disappear. If the controls disappear, the solution is to go to display/show/all - this will bring them back. You may have to do this often.
Textures in Maya 2015 and above
The textures do not display in the viewport in Maya 2015. Solution: Click on the Lighting tab and select Two Sided Lighting. Under the Render drop-down menu, select Legacy Default Viewport.
Who made this rig?
Thanks to the very talented Aaron Parker for creating such a great rig for the Maya community to enjoy and practice their craft.
What is the License Type?
Freeware
Where can I download it?
To find the Yellow Beetle, download the rig here at Creative Crash.
To find out more about Animation Apprentice, click here for a link to Frequently Asked Questions. To sign up for our next classroom at Animation Apprentice, follow this link. For more information on finding work and surviving in the animation and visual effects business, read our post on how to find a job in the animation industry, and check out our post about what not to do at a job interview. Also see our post on starting your own small animation business, learn how to create an invoice, and see how we arehelping our students find work through our film co-operative Nano Films. Download the free Escape Studios Careers in VFX Handbook. Take a look at how awn.com can help you find a job, and read our piece about how to survive as a freelance animator. Also, find out what Cinesite look for in a student's demo reel, and read our post on setting up your own animation business. Also see our post about freelancers and taxes.
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