I’ve been doing a lot of research lately into quadruped limbs, mainly because I’m working on a full canine rig as part of my Rigging In Maya series.

There are a handful of different approaches to this type of rig, so I thought I’d share a few with you while also discussing the pro’s and cons of each. Plus, I’ll show which is my personal favourite, and the one I will be using as the base for my course.

Hopefully, demonstrating how to build each will also help when you are choosing the right approach for your own rigs.