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Scorpion Rig for Maya by Manuel Alonso
Scorpion Rig for Maya by Manuel Alonso is a creature rig for animators ready to go past bipeds and quadrupeds. IK/FK switching on the front and hind legs, ribbon spine and neck systems that carry the body and stinger, an eye look-at and a facial rig, in three colour variants (White, Orange and Black) that share the same controls. Rigged by Oğuz Emir, modelled by Nicolas Schaffner.
£26.99one-time, perpetual licence
- Creature (scorpion)
- Rig type
- 2 Jun 2026
- Last updated
- 2 Jun 2026
- Released
- Works with
- Maya
- Licence
- Perpetual
- File size
- 158 MB
- Colour variants
- White, Orange, Black
Maya
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Everything the rig ships with. What you get on day one:
IK/FK on front and hind legs
Switch each leg set between IK and FK, with toe and ball pivot settings for ground contact.
Ribbon spine and neck
Ribbon systems articulate the body and give the head and stinger natural movement.
Three looks, one rig
White, Orange and Black variants use the same rig and controls, so you swap the look per shot.
Face and eyes
A facial rig for expression work, plus an eye look-at system.
Watch it move
Scorpion rig for Maya, rigged by Oğuz Emir
The story behind the Scorpion rig
A Maya creature rig built for multi-leg coordination
Scorpions move like nothing you would animate on a biped or even a quadruped, and that is what makes them so good for reel work and creature practice. A strong silhouette, expressive claws and that stinger pose read from any angle.
Rigging a multi-legged creature properly is a serious task. You need clean controls across several leg pairs, a tail that can curl and strike with proper articulation, claws that snap into pose, and a face that supports expression. This scorpion rig covers all of it with a control set built for animators, not riggers.
Inside the rig
What you get with the Scorpion rig
Front and hind leg IK/FK
Switching on both leg sets.
Toe and ball pivots
Pivot settings for ground contact.
Ribbon spine
For body articulation.
Secondary root system
For advanced offsets.
Ribbon neck
For head and stinger movement.
Eye look-at
Aim the eyes from one control.
Facial rig
For expression work.
Three colour variants
White, Orange and Black.
Great for
What the Scorpion rig is great for
- Multi-leg creature locomotion studies
- Combat and predator animation, including stinger strikes and claw work
- Reel pieces that show range beyond standard biped rigs
- Stylised short films and personal creature projects
- Insect and arachnid character study
Additional information
The details
- Software
- Autodesk Maya
- Rig type
- Creature (scorpion)
- Facial controls
- Facial rig with eye look-at
- Variants
- White, Orange, Black
Requirements
Autodesk Maya
- Autodesk Maya
Credits
Who made it
- Scorpion rig by: Manuel Alonso
- Rigging: Oğuz Emir
- Model: Nicolas Schaffner
Licence terms
Perpetual
Buy once, keep it. Personal and commercial animation work. Redistributing or reselling the files is not permitted.
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Supported
Questions and bug reports go straight to Manuel Alonso, or email support@anim.works.
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