Ground Shadow Rig

• What:

  • Shadow control located at ground level
    • Represents movement through space
    • Usually translates on ground plane
    • Usually rotates in yaw only
  • Local offset control child of shadow
    • Represents offset movements, eg hip bounce
  • Skeleton root* parented to offset

• For:

  • Movement animations (walk, etc)

• Pro:

  • Good key scope
  • Scope for body-space IK

• Con:

  • Poor ballistics
  • Ground shadow & body controls overlap