Woody Maya Rig by Roly

Woody Maya Rig: Free Toy Story Fan Rig by Roly

Sheriff Woody is one of those characters that almost every animator wants to take a shot at, and this Woody Maya rig by Rodrigo Lopez (Roly) is one of the cleanest community-built versions out there. It’s a properly animator-friendly fan rig built for practice, animation challenges, and the kind of communal Toy Story homage work the animation community loves to share.

Woody has a really distinctive body language. Lanky, slightly awkward, all elbows and knees, with that classic Pixar appeal that makes him such a joy to animate. Roly’s rig handles all of that. The controls behave the way you expect, the proportions read clearly in silhouette, and the rig stays out of your way so you can focus on landing the performance.

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

Key features

• Animator-friendly control set for body and face
• Optimised for Maya 2018, 2019, and 2020.3
• Parallel Mode recommended for faster playback
• Updated file layout matching modern Maya project standards
• Dynamic texture file paths set via project
• Cleaned up hypershade for easier editing
• Edited shaders to reduce shininess in renders
• Keys removed from rig so referencing works correctly

Credits

• Rigged by Roly (Rodrigo Lopez)
• Model fix by Sofia Gariazzo
• Original triangulated model sourced from rigmodels.com

License and important notice

Woody is a character from the Toy Story franchise. All rights belong to Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Animation Studios. This rig was created for the purpose of study, animation practice, and community challenges. NOT allowed for any commercial work. Use it for personal animation, reel pieces, and learning only. You may experience some crashes in Maya 2020 and 2020.2.

Woody Maya rig by Roly (Rodrigo Lopez), model fix by Sofia Gariazzo.