Enter . This isn't just another script panel; it is a full-scale rigging ecosystem designed to kill repetitive tasks and bring the joy back to character animation.
If you have ever rigged a character in Adobe After Effects, you know the drill. You spend hours aligning anchor points, connecting sliders to joint rotations, and painstakingly setting up "IK" (Inverse Kinematics) with expressions that look like alien code. For motion designers and animators, this process is the necessary evil between a static illustration and a living, breathing character. AEScripts Character Tool v1.0.6 for After Effec...
Lost half a point only because the documentation PDF is still a bit dry—but the tool itself works flawlessly. Ready to animate? Download the trial of AEScripts Character Tool v1.0.6 today and rig your first character in under 10 minutes. Your wrists (and your deadlines) will thank you. You spend hours aligning anchor points, connecting sliders
| Feature | Character Tool v1.0.6 | DuIK Angela (Free) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Gentle (1 hour to master) | Steep (3-4 hours) | | Space Switching | Built-in, visual dropdown | Requires manual expressions | | Speed of Rigging | 30 seconds for full body | 5-10 minutes for full body | | Stretch & Squash IK | One-click toggle | Manual expression editing | | Support | Paid support via AEScripts | Community forums only | Ready to animate
Once the script finishes, you will see colored controllers (Circles with crosses). Grab the blue "Hand" controller and drag it around. Notice the elbow bends automatically. Hold Shift to rotate the elbow pivot manually.
If you are a hobbyist, DuIK is fine. But if you are a freelancer or studio charging hourly rates, Character Tool v1.0.6 pays for itself on the first project by saving you 2+ hours of manual rigging. A Step-by-Step Tutorial: Rigging a Puppet in 5 Minutes Let’s say you have a character drawn in Illustrator, imported as a Composition (retaining layer sizes). Here is how to use AEScripts Character Tool v1.0.6 .