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Woody Maya Rig by Roly
Woody Maya Rig by Roly (Rodrigo Lopez) is a free Toy Story rig for Maya, with a model fix by Sofia Gariazzo. It gives you animator-friendly controls for body and face, is optimised for Maya 2018, 2019 and 2020.3, and is made for animation practice, community challenges and personal reel pieces. Personal and educational use only: no commercial work.
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FreeFree, non-commercial
- Stylised biped
- Rig type
- 357
- Downloads
- 17 Jun 2026
- Last updated
- 17 Jun 2026
- Released
- Works with
- Maya 2018, 2019 and 2020.3
- Licence
- Free, non-commercial
- File size
- 14.0 MB
- Playback
- Parallel Mode recommended
Maya 2018 to 2020.3
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Everything the rig ships with. What you get on day one:
Pixar-style proportions
Lanky and all elbows and knees, with proportions that read clearly in silhouette.
Body and face controls
An animator-friendly control set that behaves the way you expect.
References cleanly
Keys are removed from the rig, so referencing it into your scene works correctly.
Tidied for render
A cleaned-up hypershade and shaders edited to cut the shininess in renders.
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Woody, the Toy Story fan rig by Roly
The story behind the Woody rig
The Woody rig almost every animator wants a shot at
Sheriff Woody is one of those characters almost every animator wants to take a shot at, and Roly's Woody Maya rig is one of the cleanest community-built versions out there. It is a fan rig made for practice, animation challenges and the kind of Toy Story homage work the animation community loves to share.
Woody has distinctive body language: lanky, slightly awkward, with that classic Pixar appeal that makes him a joy to animate. Roly's rig handles all of it. The controls do what you expect and the rig stays out of your way, so you can put your effort into landing the performance.
Inside the rig
What you get with the Woody rig
Woody Maya rig
Body and face controls, optimised for Maya 2018, 2019 and 2020.3.
Modern file layout
Updated to match modern Maya project standards.
Project-based texture paths
Dynamic texture file paths set via your project, so textures find their way.
Reference-ready file
Keys removed from the rig so referencing works correctly.
Cleaner shading
Tidied hypershade for easier editing, and shaders with less shine.
Great for
What the Woody Maya rig is great for
- Animation practice and study of Pixar-style stylised performance
- Animation challenges and community-driven projects
- Body mechanics, weight and character acting beats
- Toy Story homage shots, fan films and personal reel pieces
- Studying how a lanky, gangly stylised biped translates into animation
Additional information
The details
- Software
- Autodesk Maya 2018, 2019 and 2020.3
- Rig type
- Stylised biped
- Facial controls
- Yes, body and face control set
- Licence
- Personal and educational use only
Requirements
Maya 2018 to 2020.3
- Autodesk Maya 2018, 2019 or 2020.3
- Parallel Mode recommended for faster playback
- You may see crashes in Maya 2020 and 2020.2
Credits
A community rig
- Rigging: Roly (Rodrigo Lopez)
- Model fix: Sofia Gariazzo
Original triangulated model sourced from rigmodels.com.
Licence terms
Free, non-commercial
For personal animation, reel pieces and learning only. Not allowed for any commercial work. Woody is a character from the Toy Story franchise, and all rights belong to Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Animation Studios. The rig was made for study, animation practice and community challenges.
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Vetted
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Supported
Questions and bug reports go straight to Roly and Rodrigo Lopez (Roly), or email support@anim.works.
Yours to keep
It lands in your downloads the moment you check out, and stays there.
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