Boring but Essential 2: Quality Control

• Being a genius is not enough

  • Rig has to make sense to the proles animators
  • It has to be bulletproof
  • Don't release without testing!

• Automation is the key to quality

  • Learn scripting for this, if nothing else!
    • Enforce naming conventions
    • Use hidden attributes for markup
    • Hide plumbing in predictable places
    • Plan for removal as well as creation

• Use library of standard components

• Use the simplest solution that works