Rope & Chain Fighting Maya Animation Practice

Take a look at this impressive fluid fighting animation by Gameplay Animator Rotem Ninyo, created as a practice exercise for efficiently animating ropes and chains. The animator also briefly outlined the workflow and provided a closer look at the setup, explaining he used the reParent tool to create an IK spline over a FK chain.

"I then separated the rope into segments, as you can see in the pictures. When the rope is connected to the cylinder, I switch it to an IK spline", commented Rotem Ninyo.

Rotem Ninyo has used Kiel Figgins' rig for this practice, which you can find here and see more by clicking this link.

reParent is a multifunctional tool for animators in Maya developed by Dmitrii Kolpakov, which you can also purchase here:

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