Rigging a Gsplat Wasp in APEX
Film/TV

This is an example of how to rig a Gsplat using the autorig builder.

We will start off by preparing the Gsplat getting it ready for the rig. Then we set up a skeleton and go through the process of setting up a cage to capture the Gsplat points using the biharmonic capture node.

The rig is then set up using the autorig builder and we set up a icon in cops to use as the background image of our newly created config control group.

Finaly we set up a turntable camera and animate the wasp.

Thanks to Dany Bittel for kindly supplying his German Wasp Queen Gsplat. https://www.patreon.com/cw/DanyBittel

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Asset Type
Scene File | HIP
Published
July 14, 2026
Terms of Use
Standard License
Created in
Houdini 22
Verified in
Houdini 22
Categories
Animation , Character , Python
wasp.zip [246.9 MB]

CREATED BY

william_harley
WILLIAM HARLEY

I started my career doing lighting, lookdev and VFX in Cape Town. Always looking to streamline the character rigging and animation process I got involved in setting up a rigging tools in houdini and assisting animators to get used to the new tools, I have fallen in love with CFX, building rigs for films, games and cinematics.

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COMMENTS

  • ectrome 2 months ago  | 

    Hey, the wasp splat isn't included? The rig looks really cool but without the model is difficult to break it down and learn from it

  • william_harley 2 months ago  | 

    Hi, the model has been embedded in the file. You can simply save it out as a ply if you want :)
    I on purpose stashed it way at the beginning so you can see the whole process.

  • knockflakes 2 months ago  | 

    That`s great! Thänx a lot!

  • Jackatack_NDA 1 month ago  | 

    love it!! How can you create a autorigbuilder template "insect" like in the houdini keynote presentation? thanks!

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