AGI Studio 1 - Week 7 - Related Work Summary

mGear Framework (http://www.mgear-framework.com/) 

mGear Framework is an open-source rigging and animation framework for Autodesk Maya. mGear Framework is one of the most stable, efficient, and reliable rigging and animation tools out there. It is used by a lot of big companies to create rigs for cartoony and realistic characters. This framework enables riggers to iterate and improve simple to complicated rigs very quickly. I am using this framework to research and learn how it is set up behind the curtains. I am looking at how it is used to set up different parts of the rigging pipeline and how it deals with storing and playing animations once the rigs are created. This tool shows us the potential that a simple rigging tool can reach. It was created by one professional for his benefit, and now is being used and appreciated by a lot of companies and industry professionals.