Introduction

This is a high-quality rat model with maps, fur, rigging and three animations. The fur is created in XGen interactive with enough details, and all textures are rendered with Arnold renderer for realistic effects. The rigging is created with reference to real bones, making the animation in line with natural movements. The model is created with Maya 2024 at real-world scale.

It consists of the body, eyes, oral cavity, tongue, and paws.
Textures and materials: There are 17 .tx files which support Arnold, all in 4K resolution for best quality and details. The materials of the character and the hair are rendered with Arnold renderer to present realistic effects. There are 2 UV sets of the body, which support single quadrant or multiple quadrants.
XGen hair: XGen interactive is used for presenting the details of the hair faster, and all maps of density and modifier masks for hair layering are included externally, all masks are in 1K resolution.

Meshes

Body: vertices 18,666; polygons 18,664
Eyes: vertices 2,376; polygons 2,368
Oral cavity: vertices 6,172; polygons 6,132
Tongue: vertices 358; polygons 356
Paws: vertices 10,674; polygons 10,368
Total: vertices 38,246; polygons 37,888

Animations

Loopable trotting animation at 30 fps, frame range 1-9
Unlooped see-face animation at 30 fps, frame range 1-302
Unlooped eating animation at 30 fps, frame range 1-300

Rigging

CTR_Root controls the entire model.
CTR_gravity controls the center of gravity, it comes with two custom attributes:
Neck_IKFK switches between IK and FK of the neck;
Taik_IKFK switches between IK and FK of the tail.
CTR_IK_spine_a is the controller of the posterior spine.
CTR_IK_spine_b is the controller of the middle spine.
CTR_IK_spine_c is the controller of the anterior spine.
CTR_neck is the overall controller of the neck.
CTR_IK_neck_1, CTR_IK_neck_2... are IK controllers of the neck.
CTR_FK_neck_1 and CTR_FK_neck_2 are FK controllers of the neck.
CTR_head controls the head.
CTR_eye controls the eyes. It comes with a controller "CTR_blink" to control blinking animation.
CTR_jaw and CTR_chin controls the jaw and the opening and closing of the mouth.
CTR_tongue_a, CTR_tongue_b... are controllers of the tongue.
CTR_ear_a_L, CTR_ear_b_L, CTR_ear_a_R, CTR_ear_b_R... are controllers of the ears.
CTR_IK_Tail_1, CTR_IK_Tail_2, CTR_IK_Tail_3... are IK controllers of the tail.
CTR_tail_a, CTR_tail_b... are FK controllers of the tail.
CTR_Shoulders_F_R and CTR_Shoulders_F_L are controllers of the scapula.
CTR_Shoulders_B_R and CTR_Shoulders_B_L are controllers of the hip bone.
CTR_setting_leg_B_L, CTR_setting_leg_F_L, CTR_setting_leg_F_R and CTR_setting_leg_B_R switch between IK/FK of the feet.
CTR_Foot_f_R and CTR_Foot_f_L are IK controllers of the front legs.
CTR_Foot_b_R and CTR_Foot_b_L are IK controllers of the hind legs.
CTR_FK_Leg_B_L_1, CTR_FK_Leg_B_L_2, CTR_FK_Leg_B_R_1... are FK controllers of the hind legs.
CTR_FK_Leg_F_L_1, CTR_FK_Leg_F_L_2, CTR_FK_Leg_F_R_1... are FK controllers of the front legs.
CTR_IK_Ankle_B_1_L and CTR_IK_Ankle_B_1_R are load-bearing controllers of the hind legs.
CTR_Tiptoe1_B_L, CTR_Tiptoe2_B_L, CTR_Tiptoe1_B_R, CTR_Tiptoe2_B_R, CTR_Tiptoe1_F_L, CTR_Tiptoe1_F_R... are inverted controllers of the feet.
Additionally, the body comes with more auxiliary controllers.
And more.

Specifications

File format: Saved as .mb files by default. It can be saved as .ma files if necessary.
Version supported: Created with Maya 2024.2. Maya 2024 or above is recommended for compatibility.

Caveats

To run faster, the fur is hidden, which should be displayed before rendering.
The hair of the characters is created in XGen Interactive with Arnold materials ready for rendering.
By default, Arnold uses GPU as the render device, and the sampling setting is suitable for medium quality output, as is shown in the preview image of the character. If you need a fine-tuned image, you can modify Arnold settings to your hardware limit.
The animation scene comes with Arnold lighting, which can be modified if required.
Except for the above, the character can be rendered directly.