Animation Shelf at Escape Studios

Find the Shelf in UG shares

Escape Studios has just released a new Escape Studios Animation Shelf for all our animation students working in Maya. 

Open up Autodesk Maya, load it as a shelf - Maya will automatically copy it into the right folder. You can find the shelf in UG shares. Just search in UG Animation under assets and look for scripts. 

The Animation Shelf has plenty of useful tools in it, including a Tween Tool and an Anchor Tool, which allows animators to anchor a foot in world space for a set number of frames, solving the problem of sliding feet in walk cycles. 

Many thanks to Escape Studios' tutor Michael Davies for creating the Escape Studios Animation Shelf - a huge benefit for all our students. 

UG Shares

To find the Escape Studios Animation Shelf, look in UG shares.  Search in UG Animation under Assets and look for the Scripts folder.  Copy the script over to your Maya Scripts folder. 

Escape Studios Animation Shelf

To load the Escape Studios Animation Shelf, first launch Maya. Then find the Shelves tab at the top of your screen and look for the Settings button with the cog icon. Click on Load Shelf (see image on the right) and Maya will load the shelf. 

Useful Animation Tools

The Animation Shelf has plenty of useful tools in it, including a Tween Tool for breaking down poses and an Anchor Tool, which allows animators to anchor a foot in world space for a set number of frames, thereby solving the dreaded problem of sliding feet in walk cycles. 

Created by Michael Davies

Many thanks to Escape Studios' tutor Michael Davies for creating the Escape Studios Animation Shelf.

Maya Plugins and Tools

To see more about Maya Plugins and Tools, and how to install them, follow this link to our Vimeo Tutorial Channel. 

The Escape Studios Animation Blog offers a personal view on the art of animation and visual effects. To apply for one of our courses, follow this link.