Features

Fast build process and performant rigs

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  A full-featured biped guide and rig is built in less than 15 seconds. This outperforms any commercial and open source rig builder.
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  Playback speed of a biped rig is not only real-time, it performs at a swift 60 fps. Animators will be your best friends.

Intuitive guide system

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  Define all attributes of a rig within the guide, making it fully reuseable among assets.
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  Define the control appearance directly in the guide. Don't confuse yourself with additional control shape constructions.
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  Match guides to topologies automatically by using the Align to Geometry feature

Easy to learn and navigate

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  Work with a compact UI that has everything you need at your fingertips.
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  Get production-ready results within a single day. Add riggers to your team without a delay of training.

Full-featured Component Set

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  Nothing is left to be desired. Create bipeds, quadrupeds, advanced face rigs, accessories and even vehicles.
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  Use a variety of additional components like muscles, tweak controls and dynamic attachments to create advanced setups.

Maximum Customization

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  Create any type of rig by combining and connecting components to your liking.
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  Make your own custom presets using BEAR's intuitive collection system.
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  Simplify your rigs for layout by adjusting component settings while maintaining full compatibility with animation.

Pipeline Friendly

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  BEAR exclusively uses native Maya features. Use rigs in all departments without having to install BEAR.
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  Define settings per project and modify the naming convention of the rig to best suit your pipeline preferences.
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  Work in asset environments, manage your rig versions and build data, share them between assets and create deliveries.

Blendshapes Workflow

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  BEAR comes with a fully implemented, rebuildable workflow for creating blendshapes and pose corrections.
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  Save valuable time by transferring blendshapes between different types of characters.

Game Engine Ready

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  Use BEAR's Skeleton component to make single joint hierarchies ready to be exported to realtime engines.
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  Also the face rig can be scaled down and exported due to its joint-driven nature.