Rigging

This is the first rig I made for the DC3: Viral Menace team. It was quite challenging, but im very proud of how the IK and spring systems turned out.

This rig uses spline IK handles for the arms, but you can also rotate each block individually.

This was probably my most complex rig, where i used blendshapes and many set-driven keys to control the Mine Layers flower pods and funnels and the top. I also used a master control for the lean, which lets you move the top control to rotate each section of the model all together.

This rig was very similar to the Hunter Tier 1, using the same spring system, everything else was simple skinning. 

I was very happy with this Rig, I used a splin IK handle for the tail. I feel it gives animators a lot of freedom when posing and animating this creature.