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Pig Rig by Emilio Serrano
Pig Rig by Emilio Serrano is a free, stylised quadruped rig for Maya, designed and rigged by Emilio, with a facial setup and a spring fake muscle system in the deformation, a fully textured model, and the guide and post-scripts for an mGear rebuild. For animators who want to practise quadruped locomotion, weight shifts and creature body mechanics with a bit of swagger.
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- v1.0
- Version
- 150
- Downloads
- 21 May 2026
- Last updated
- 21 May 2026
- Released
- Works with
- Maya + mGear
- Licence
- Free
- File size
- 58.7 MB
Maya- mGear
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Latest rig updates
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Everything the rig ships with. What you get on day one:
Quadruped, not another biped
Four legs and a heavy body: a different problem to solve from humanoid rigs, and different shots on your reel.
Spring fake muscle system
Springs in the deformation give the body secondary movement, alongside the facial controls.
mGear rebuild scripts
Guide and post-scripts are included, so you can rebuild the rig in mGear.
Holds up when pushed
The deformation is set up to hold as you push poses further.
Watch it move
Pig, a quadruped Maya rig by Emilio Serrano
The story behind Pig
A quadruped Maya rig for getting past the biped
Emilio Serrano made Pig to help animators explore movement beyond standard biped characters. It is a solid entry point into creature and quadruped animation, whether you are building a first showreel or adding something different to your toolkit.
A pig gives you a different kind of problem to solve. It is all about how the weight shifts, how the body moves as a whole, and how to keep it grounded while you still push the performance.
The controls are straightforward and the rig behaves predictably, so it is quick to block, easy to iterate on, and you can open it and start working without figuring anything out first.
Inside the rig
What you get with the Pig rig
Pig character rig for Maya
A stylised quadruped with an animator-friendly control setup.
Facial and spring muscle system
Deformation that includes facial controls and a spring fake muscle system.
Fully textured model
Ready to render straight out of the box.
mGear guide and post-scripts
Everything needed for an mGear rebuild.
Great for
What the Pig rig is great for
- Showreel work that stands out from typical biped animation
- Practising quadruped locomotion and timing
- Personal projects and creature-based animation
- Expanding your range as an animator
Additional information
The details
- Software
- Autodesk Maya
- Rig type
- Stylised quadruped
- Rig framework
- mGear
- Facial controls
- Yes, with spring fake muscle system
Requirements
Maya and mGear
- Autodesk Maya
- mGear, for the included guide and post-script rebuild
Credits
Made by one rigger
- Design and rigging: Emilio Serrano
Licence terms
Free
Free to download and use in your own animation work.
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Vetted
Every rig on Animworks is checked by our team before it goes live.
Supported
Questions and bug reports go straight to Emilio Serrano, or email support@anim.works.
Yours to keep
It lands in your downloads the moment you check out, and stays there.
Community
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