Loading the 3D preview (890.1 KB)
Drag to orbit · right-drag to move · scroll to zoom
Creator
Star Wars - BD-1 Rig by Emilio Serrano
Star Wars BD-1 Rig is a free Maya rig of Cal Kestis' droid from Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, rigged by Emilio Serrano on mGear. FK/IK blend on the legs and neck, space switching on the neck, legs and eye target, an in-game-ready FBX and 2K PBR textures, on a model by Malik Fernandez. For animators after a small companion character that goes from Maya to engine.
Part of our free Maya rigs collection. Browse all 70 free rigs
- 135
- Downloads
- 26 Aug 2026
- Last updated
- 29 Dec 2025
- Released
- Works with
- Maya + mGear
- Licence
- Free
- File size
- 26.3 MB
- Engine export
- In-game-ready FBX
- Textures
- 2K PBR
Maya- mGear
Instant download Vetted creator
Latest rig updates
Star Wars is out
Everything the rig ships with. What you get on day one:
Eye target space switch
Lock the scanning eye onto a character or object, the fastest route to BD-1's curious head movements.
FK/IK blend on legs and neck
Switch and blend on both legs and the neck rather than committing to one mode for the shot.
Maya to engine
An in-game-ready FBX and 2K PBR textures ship with the rig.
Model by Malik Fernandez
Senior Environment Artist at Studio Gobo and Dekogon, down to the head-tilt mechanism and the insect-like legs.
The story behind BD-1
Everyone's favourite Jedi droid, wired up for Maya
Emilio Serrano has rigged BD-1, Cal Kestis' devoted companion from Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Small robots steal every scene they are in: curious, loyal and packed with personality in a compact mechanical frame.
Malik Fernandez, Senior Environment Artist at Studio Gobo and Dekogon, built the model with production precision. The head-tilt mechanism, the insect-like leg configuration and the scanning eye that reads like an entire face are all there.
The eye target space switch is the control that sells him. Pin the eye to a character or object and the reactive, curious head moves follow, which is where so much of the droid's personality lives. BD-1 pairs naturally with the Mandalorian and Grogu rigs if you want to put him in a scene.
Inside the rig
What you get with the BD-1 Maya rig
BD-1 mGear rig
Star Wars BD-1 as an mGear rig for Maya.
FK/IK blend
On both legs and the neck.
Space switching
On the neck, the legs and the eye target.
In-game-ready FBX
FBX data ready for real-time engines.
2K PBR textures
For high-resolution rendering.
Great for
What the BD-1 rig is great for
- Companion character animation
- Mechanical droid performance
- Reactive head and eye acting with the eye target
- Star Wars portfolio work alongside the Mandalorian and Grogu rigs
- Taking a shot from Maya into a real-time engine
Additional information
The details
- Software
- Autodesk Maya
- Rig type
- Droid
- Rig framework
- mGear
- Space switching
- Neck, legs, eye target
- Export
- In-game-ready FBX, 2K PBR textures
Requirements
Maya and mGear
- Autodesk Maya
- mGear, which the rig is built on
Credits
A collaboration
- 3D model: Malik Fernandez
- Rigging: Emilio Serrano
Licence terms
Free
Free to download and use in your own animation work.
What animators say
No reviews yet
No reviews yet. If you have used it, you would be the first to say so.
Used this in a shot? Your notes help the next animator decide.
Sign in to reviewWhy you can trust this rig
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
Share your feedback on the rig
Animating with Star Wars - BD-1 Rig? Post your shots in the Discord, ask Emilio Serrano a question, or tell us what you would want in the next version.
More free Maya rigs
Animators who grabbed Star Wars - BD-1 Rig also got
