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rigger

rigger

7.9
A person who makes a digital skeleton and controls so 3D models can move
  • noun
  • /ˈrɪɡər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : técnico de rigging
  • The studio hired a skilled rigger to prepare the CGI character for realistic facial movement.

Examples

  • Several riggers collaborated with animators to build a reusable skeleton for the game's hero.

  • As a freelance rigger, she wrote custom control rigs that sped up the studio's animation process.

  • The rigger adjusted the model's joints for better movement.

  • Many riggers work on film sets to ensure smooth animations.

  • The studio hired a skilled rigger to prepare the CGI character for realistic facial movement.

  • As a freelance rigger, she wrote custom control rigs that sped up the studio's animation process.

  • Several riggers collaborated with animators to build a reusable skeleton for the game's hero.

Compounds

square-rigger
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A ship with large square sails hung on horizontal bars across the masts

rigger brush
  • Specialized
8.9

A long thin paint brush used for painting very fine lines like the ropes on a ship

oil rigger
  • Specialized
4.9

A person who works on an oil platform to get or process oil

Surface Forms

rigger singular
riggers plural

Morphology

rigger = rig (transparent) = rig + er

The meaning is a standard agent noun built from 'rig' and '-er'; in animation this is an established technical term.

Etymology

Rigger comes from rig, 'to set up' a system of controls, and is used in animation for the same idea. A rigger in computer animation builds the digital rig, the 'skeleton' and controls of a 3D model, so it can move like a puppet.