Rigging is the stage that takes the character’s carefully crafted 3D form and transforms it into something that can be posed and animated. It’s the rig that defines how a character’s physical form holds together, how the various body parts interact, and what controls the animators are given to work with. Requiring a fine balance between flexibility and efficiency, a character rig needs to work in concert with the model design while satisfying all the performance needs of the animation team.