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Hyena Rig for Maya by Manuel Alonso
The Hyena rig for Maya by Manuel Alonso is a game-ready quadruped creature rig with IK/FK switching on front and hind legs, ribbon spine and neck systems, an eye look-at and a facial rig. Two fur variations, standard and albino, share one control set. Rigged by Oğuz Emir and modelled by Nicolas Schaffner, for animators studying creature mechanics.
£26.99one-time, perpetual licence
- Quadruped
- Rig type
- 2 Jun 2026
- Last updated
- 2 Jun 2026
- Released
- Licence
- Perpetual
- File size
- 67.7 MB
- Fur variations
- Standard and albino
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Hyena Rig for Maya is out
Everything the rig ships with. What you get on day one:
IK/FK on all four legs
Front and hind legs switch between IK and FK, with toe and ball pivots for clean ground contact.
Ribbon spine and neck
Smooth body articulation and natural head movement, plus a secondary root for control offsets.
Facial rig and eye look-at
Enough expression for snarls and stares, with an eye look-at system to direct the gaze.
Standard and albino fur
Same rig, same controls. Swap the look in seconds for variety across a reel.
Watch it move
The hyena, rigged by Oğuz Emir
The story behind the hyena
A hyena rig that moves like a quadruped should
The hyena is a brilliant animal to animate: heavy, front-loaded shoulders, that sloping back, an expressive face and a gait that is entirely its own. A rig that lets you push all of that personality is exactly what creature animators need more of.
Rigging a quadruped properly is hard. You need clean IK/FK on front and hind legs, pivot controls that do not fight you, a spine that can stretch and squash naturally, and a face that supports proper expression. This rig covers all of that, with smooth deformation and an animator-friendly control set.
It is intended for animation practice, creature mechanics study and portfolio work.
Inside the rig
What you get with the hyena rig
Front and hind legs IK/FK switching
On all four legs.
Toe and ball pivot settings
For clean ground contact through the gait.
Ribbon spine system
Smooth articulation through the body.
Secondary root system
For advanced control offsets.
Ribbon neck system
Natural head movement.
Eye look-at system
Aim the gaze with one control.
Facial rig
For expression and performance.
Two fur variations
Standard and albino, on the same rig and control set.
Great for
What the hyena rig is great for
- Quadruped locomotion studies and creature mechanics practice
- Predator behaviour, stalking and pack-style movement
- Creature reel pieces that need strong silhouette and personality
- Body mechanics shots involving weight, balance and asymmetric gait
- Stylised short films and personal animation projects
Additional information
The details
- Software
- Autodesk Maya
- Rig type
- Quadruped creature
- Facial controls
- Facial rig with eye look-at
Requirements
Autodesk Maya
- Autodesk Maya
Credits
A collaboration
- Hyena rig by: Manuel Alonso
- Rigging: Oğuz Emir
- Model: Nicolas Schaffner
Questions about setup or compatibility? Use the question box further down.
Licence terms
Perpetual
Buy once, keep it. Personal and commercial animation work. Redistributing or reselling the files is not permitted.
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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 Manuel Alonso, or email support@anim.works.
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