Hi. I had reason to research the availability of free rigs for some of my students whos into animation and came up with this list. I thought it would be useful to have such a list here at the Maya Character Setup forum. Also, dissecting others setups is a good learning process.
EDIT 2011: This list is now quite old in internet terms and have not been updated since 2007. However, it has been very popular and well recieved so its about time for a major update later this summer.
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[color=White] FREE MAYA RIGS:[/color]
[color=White][Lowman 1.2](http://lichiman.aniguild.com/?s=lowman)[/color][http://lichiman.aniguild.com/?s=lowman](http://lichiman.aniguild.com/?s=lowman)
[color=White][Lowman with Osipa face](http://www.animationapprentice.com/?page_id=108)[/color][http://www.animationapprentice.com/?page_id=108](http://www.animationapprentice.com/?page_id=108)
[color=White][Generi](http://andrewsilke.com/generi_rig/generi_rig.html) [/color][http://andrewsilke.com/generi_rig/generi_rig.html](http://andrewsilke.com/generi_rig/generi_rig.html)
[color=White][Generi lowgirl](http://www.davidbokser.com/generi_lowgirl.rar)[/color][http://www.davidbokser.com](http://www.davidbokser.com/generi_lowgirl.rar)
[color=White]Horse Rig[/color][color=White] [http://www.animationapprentice.com/?page_id=150](http://www.animationapprentice.com/?page_id=150)[/color]
[color=White]Demonlord, Mort, Wolverine, Matt, Travis, Chuck Boy, Enemy Soldier, Keiji, Kia and Yakumo[/color][http://www.mk3d.com/html/3dscroll.htm#character](http://www.mk3d.com/html/3dscroll.htm#character)
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Tiny 1 [http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Tiny-4578.html](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Tiny-4578.html)
Spacegirl [/color] [http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/SpaceGirl-4576.html](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/SpaceGirl-4576.html)
[color=White]Character B[/color][http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Character-B-4574.html](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Character-B-4574.html)
[color=White]Tubbs [/color][color=White]http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Tubbs-4573.html[/color]
[color=White]Alexia [/color][color=White]http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Alexia-Body-w-Adv-Facial-Controls-Rig-4570.html[/color]
[color=White] FBIK Rig[/color][http://www.artsy.ca/archives/182](http://www.artsy.ca/archives/182)
[color=White] Fox[/color][http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Free-Fox-Animation-Rig-4530.html](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Free-Fox-Animation-Rig-4530.html)
[color=White] Kasumi[/color][http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Kasumi-UI-4534.html](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Kasumi-UI-4534.html)
[color=White] Simple Hank[/color][http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Simple-Hank-4535.html](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Simple-Hank-4535.html)
[color=White]Clark [/color][http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Clark-4533.html](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Clark-4533.html)
[color=White] Spaceman Stan[/color][http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/SpaceMan-Stan-v-1--beta--4536.html](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/SpaceMan-Stan-v-1--beta--4536.html)
[color=White] Dummy[/color][http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/DUMMY-4540.html](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/DUMMY-4540.html)
[color=White] Dewi[/color][http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Dewi-4549.html](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Dewi-4549.html)
[color=White]Grasshopper [/color][http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Grasshopper-4561.html](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Grasshopper-4561.html)
[color=White]Renamon [/color][http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Free-Renamon-Character-Rig-4563.html](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Free-Renamon-Character-Rig-4563.html)
[color=White]Monty [/color][http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Monty-4564.html](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Monty-4564.html)
[color=White]Frog [/color][http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/frog-4565.html](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/frog-4565.html)
[Buddy 1.0.1](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/BUDDY-RIG-4529.html)[http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/)
[color=White][Mikey 1](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Mikey-4511.html)[/color][http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Mikey-4511.html)
[color=White]Sam 1.2.1[/color][http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Sam-4501.html](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Sam-4501.html)
[color=White][Devil 1.0.1](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/DEVIL-4457.html) [http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/DEVIL-4457.html)[/color]
[color=White][Chip 1.0.0](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Chip-4446.html) [http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Chip-4446.html)[/color]
[color=White][Noodle 1.0.0](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Noodle-4452.html) [http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Noodle-4452.html)
[/color][color=White][Sergio 1.0.3](http://www.strutyourreel.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2506) [/color][http://www.strutyourreel.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2506](http://www.strutyourreel.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2506)
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[/color] [Ninja](http://www.wingman.ca/)[http://www.wingman.ca/](http://www.wingman.ca/)
[PrimoBoy](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/PrimoBoy-4287.html)[http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/PrimoBoy-4287.html)
[Alfred 1.2](http://rodri.aniguild.com/?mod=tips)[http://rodri.aniguild.com/?mod=tips](http://rodri.aniguild.com/?mod=tips)
[Bloke 1.1](http://3dcentral.com/bloke/bloke_v1.1.0.zip)[http://3dcentral.com/bloke](http://3dcentral.com/bloke/bloke_v1.1.0.zip)
[Fred 0](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Fred-4362.html)[http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Fred-4362.html)
[ntMonkey](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/ntMonkey-4400.html)[http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/ntMonkey-4400.html)
[Packageman 1.2](http://student.vfs.com/%7Em07goosh/rigging101/free/rigs/pm.zip)[http://student.vfs.com/%7Em07goosh/rigging101/free/rigs](http://student.vfs.com/%7Em07goosh/rigging101/cds.htm)
[Supergramps](http://student.vfs.com/%7Em07goosh/rigging101/free/rigs/supergramps.zip)[http://student.vfs.com/%7Em07goosh/rigging101/free/rigs](http://student.vfs.com/%7Em07goosh/rigging101/free/rigs/supergramps.zip)
[Ik-Joe 3](http://student.vfs.com/%7Em07goosh/rigging101/free/rigs/ikjoev3.zip)[http://student.vfs.com/%7Em07goosh/rigging101/free/rigs](http://student.vfs.com/%7Em07goosh/rigging101/free/rigs/ikjoev3.zip)
[Hogan](http://www.mothermushroom.com/images/stuff/pjlHogan.v2.zip)[http://www.mothermushroom.com/images/stuff](http://www.mothermushroom.com/image...pjlHogan.v2.zip)
[color=White][MooM 3.0](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/MooM-version-2--by-Ramtin-4346.html)[/color][http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs](http://www.animationlounge.com/shar..._By_RamtinA.zip)
[Lieutenant Dan](http://www.mattornstein.com/downloads.html)[http://www.mattornstein.com/downloads.html](http://www.mattornstein.com/downloads.html)
[color=White] ball and legs[/color]
[TSM2Mguy](http://www.rafhashvideotapes.com/lib/rafhashvideotapes/TSM2Mguy.zip)[http://www.anzovin.com/TSM2Maya/](http://www.anzovin.com/TSM2Maya/)
[color=White] Rigged with The setup machine[/color]
[TSM2Mwolf](http://www.rafhashvideotapes.com/lib/rafhashvideotapes/TSM2Mwolf.zip)[http://www.anzovin.com/TSM2Maya/](http://www.anzovin.com/TSM2Maya/)
[color=White] Rigged with The setup machine[/color]
[color=White] 22 different rigs. Some unusual stuff here and wild models.[/color]
[http://www.3dfiggins.com/gallery.php?id=38](http://www.3dfiggins.com/gallery.php?id=38)
[Generick](http://shrtcww.com/journal/148/generick-v15-rc4-is-here)[http://shrtcww.com/journal/148/generick-v15-rc4-is-here](http://shrtcww.com/journal/148/generick-v15-rc4-is-here)
[Alien](http://shrtcww.com/journal/156/alien-rig-v1)[http://shrtcww.com/journal/156/alien-rig-v1](http://shrtcww.com/journal/156/alien-rig-v1)
[Elvis Rig 1.2](http://www.ryerdesign.com/downloads/index.html)[http://www.ryerdesign.com/downloads/index.html](http://www.ryerdesign.com/downloads/index.html)
[Monkey Rig 1](http://www.ryerdesign.com/downloads/index.html)[http://www.ryerdesign.com/downloads/index.html](http://www.ryerdesign.com/downloads/index.html)
[Bibo](http://www.andy-phillips.com/rigs.htm)[http://www.andy-phillips.com/rigs.htm](http://www.andy-phillips.com/rigs.htm)
[Chris Burns Car Rig](http://i-animate.org/10secondclub.org/files/models/characters/Chris_Burns_Car_Rig.zip)[http://i-animate.org/10secondclub.org/files/models/characters/](http://i-animate.org/10secondclub.o...rns_Car_Rig.zip)
[Big Cat](http://www.hi-ho.ne.jp/cgi-bin/user/scriptgarage/dlranklog.cgi?dl=bigcat_Rig)[http://www.hi-ho.ne.jp/cgi-bin/user/scriptgarage/dlranklog.cgi?dl=bigcat_Rig](http://www.hi-ho.ne.jp/cgi-bin/user...i?dl=bigcat_Rig)
[Monkey](http://www.animationapprentice.com/?page_id=109)[http://www.animationapprentice.com/?page_id=109](http://www.animationapprentice.com/?page_id=109)
[Robot and Professor](http://www.ilasolomon.com/)[http://www.ilasolomon.com/](http://www.ilasolomon.com/)
[Super Theo](http://www.trivi.org/theo/theo.zip)[http://www.trivi.org/theo/](http://www.trivi.org/theo/theo.zip)
[color=White] shelves [/color][http://www.trivi.org/theo/newShelves.zip](http://www.trivi.org/theo/newShelves.zip)
[color=White] Basic G[/color][color=White]uy[/color][color=White] 2.5.6[/color][http://www.timoberlander.com/](http://www.timoberlander.com/)
[color=White] or [/color][http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Basic-Guy-4284.html](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/character_rigs/Basic-Guy-4284.html)
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[/color] [Flour Sack 1.5](http://www.timoberlander.com/Downloads/Characters/FlourSack_v1.0_Maya7.rar)[http://www.timoberlander.com/](http://www.timoberlander.com/)
[Frank 2.0](http://www.aniguild.com/abel/class.html)[http://www.aniguild.com/abel/class.html](http://www.aniguild.com/abel/class.html)
[Ollie 1.5](http://www.jugglersanimation.com/)[http://www.jugglersanimation.com/](http://www.jugglersanimation.com/)
[Alf3](http://www.mrmotion.net/downloads/alfRig/alf3.zip)[http://www.mrmotion.net/downloads/alfRig/](http://www.mrmotion.net/downloads/alfRig/alf3.zip)
[MrMotionRig v1.5](http://www.mrmotion.net/downloads/mrMotionRig/MrMotionRig_v1.5.zip)[http://www.mrmotion.net/downloads/mrMotionRig/](http://www.mrmotion.net/downloads/mrMotionRig/MrMotionRig_v1.5.zip)
[Bwa](http://www.dinofiguera.it/public/Bwa.rar)[http://www.dinofiguera.it/](http://www.dinofiguera.it/public/Bwa.rar)
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[/color] [color=White]Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle [http://www.simplymaya.com/download_pages/object.mhtml?oid=501&catid=20&typeid=1](http://www.simplymaya.com/download_pages/object.mhtml?oid=501&catid=20&typeid=1)
Ichigo [http://www.simplymaya.com/download_pages/object.mhtml?oid=325&catid=20&typeid=1](http://www.simplymaya.com/download_pages/object.mhtml?oid=325&catid=20&typeid=1)[/color]
[color=White] Wood, beta rig [/color][http://www.cramer3d.com/](http://www.cramer3d.com/)[color=White] goto downloads[/color]
[Animato](http://www.sito.org/id/mca/ANIMTO.zip)[http://www.sito.org/id/mca/ANIMTO.zip](http://www.sito.org/id/mca/ANIMTO.zip)
[http://www.lostpencil.com/images/character_B_4.5.zip](http://www.lostpencil.com/images/character_B_4.5.zip)
[http://www.mutinystudios.com/ballcharacter.zip](http://www.mutinystudios.com/ballcharacter.zip)
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Thats it for now. Have a good time animating!
/Mattias Svendsen