OverRig Plugin
OverRig Basic Scripts is the foundation pack of Pavel Barnev's Maya animation toolset, used by animation teams at Riot, Guerrilla, Creative Assembly, Wargaming, Saber and Netease. OverRig converts the animation of objects into a structure that is easier to animate, so you can add controls a rig is missing, animate tails, wings and bone chains, and polish hand-keyed animation or mocap. Maya 2017 to 2027.
Pay once, own it outright. One licence per seat for commercial work.
Buy single freelancer licensePay once, own it outright. One licence per seat for commercial work.
Buy single seat studio licensePay once, own it outright. One licence per seat for commercial work.
Buy pack of 3 studio licensesPay once, own it outright. One licence per seat for commercial work.
Buy pack of 10 studio licensesPay once, own it outright. One licence per seat for commercial work.
Buy pack of 20 studio licensesPay once, own it outright. One licence per seat for commercial work.
Buy pack of 30 studio licenses- The commercial licence is a one-time purchase: pay once, no subscription, no expiry.
- Per seat: one licence for each artist using it commercially.
- Your licence key arrives by email and always lives in your dashboard.
- Includes updates and activation support.
- Studios and larger teams: volume seats and invoice billing, get in touch.
- 30 Jul 2026
- Last updated
- 24 Jun 2026
- Released
- Works with
- Maya 2017 to 2027
- Licence
- Freelancer or studio seat packs
- File size
- 123.5 KB
- Made by
- Pavel Barnev
Maya 2017 to 2027
Instant download Vetted creator
Three rig problems OverRig takes off your plate
The rig is missing a control
Rigs rarely have every control a shot needs. OverRig adds the control, works around rig limitations and reorganises the hierarchy on the fly, without losing the animation you already have.
Secondary motion on long chains
Tails, wings and chains of bones eat time when keyed by hand. The overlapper, noise menu and chain dynamics conversion to a Ribbon system animate them cleanly.
Mocap and hand keys that need polish
Sketch the movement without worrying about cleanliness, then use OverRig to polish it, including mocap and interactions between characters, objects and the environment.
Inside OverRig Basic Scripts
The pack has grown version by version, and each version ships with its own documentation in the download. The tools are built for a sketch-then-polish workflow: get a solid overall sketch of the movement first, then bring the animation to perfection with OverRig.
Sword animation polishing tool
A dedicated pass for polishing sword animation, from v6.0.
Physical point and rotation order changer
Both added in v7.0.
Overlapper and noise menu
Secondary motion and noise, from v8.0.
Tween machine
Added in v8.5.
Spine rig and motion trail
Added in v9.0.
Soft IK and fast Euler
Soft IK, motion trail upgrades, fast Euler and useful togglers, from v9.3.
Finger animation tools
Finger tools, chain dynamics conversion to a Ribbon system and the Multiacross system, from v10.2.
Center of Gravity tools
Center of Gravity tools, a help button, camera pivoting options and ball and parabolic key tangents, from v11.0.
Compatibility
- Maya
- 2017 to 2020, 2022 to 2027
- Licences
- Single freelancer, or studio packs of 1, 3, 10, 20 or 30 seats
- Guides
- Full video guides in English and Russian
- Help
- barnev.tech/overrig
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