I created this ball rig for my upcoming animated short, but it could be used for some basic bouncing ball animation exercises as well.

It can do pretty much everything a bouncing ball rig should do, and a bit more:

• It has squash and stretch controls.
• These controls can be moved so that the stretching happens anywhere on the ball.
• It has secondary rotation controls.
• It’s scalable.
• It’s free to download!

Download the Ball Rig

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