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Camera Shake
lop Camera Shake

Camera shake LOP rig using MotioFX noise.

Aug 07, 2026 · 21.0.729 · solaris · by kif
camera shake lops anim rig parent
Simple Kinefx Ik
sop Simple Kinefx Ik

Simple mechanical arm using KineFX IK and Capture Packed Geometry SOP.

Aug 01, 2026 · 21.0.729 · rigging · by kif
ik kinefx mechanical rig arm ikchain animate
Make Rigs Unique
sop Make Rigs Unique

Let say you have a skeleton and a skinned shape that you want to duplicate bunch of times and then control it as a single rig for example insect leg. This setup take packed duplicated kinefx rigs and make it unique by renaming bones according to packed rig names. See title image for clarification.

Jul 16, 2026 · 21.0.729 · rigging · by kif
kinefx rig duplicate skeleton unique rename
Capture Packed Geo
sop Capture Packed Geo

Capture Packed Geo can be tricky to set up right since it does not display an error on attribute mismatch. This example show how to set it up using corresponding name attribute on rig and packed geometry objects.

Jul 15, 2026 · 21.0.729 · rigging · by kif
rig rigid packed robot insect pieces kinefx capturepackedgeo
Apex Blendshapes
sop Apex Blendshapes

Setup of blend shapes using APEX

May 25, 2026 · 20.5.613 · rigging · by kif
apex rig blend shape
Worm Rig
sop Worm Rig

Simple cartoon rig if you ever need a cute worm sliding across the screen.

Jan 02, 2026 · 21.0.440 · animation · by hugomorais
kinefx rig animation worm
Unfurling Stem
sop Unfurling Stem

Create a plant like unfurling animation by converting a line to a KineFX rig and applying a compounding rotation.

Nov 05, 2025 · 20.5.584 · animation · by snay
nature organic plants kinefx rig stem kkfrag
Points To Surface
sop Points To Surface

Manually art direct the position of multiple points, while still having them snap to a surface. Each point can be manually rotated, scaled, and positioned using Rig Pose.

Nov 03, 2025 · 20.5.584 · geometry · by snay
surface kinefx rig pose points raycast transform