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Download "Malcolm 2.0" rig or the AnimSchool Picker

review this page, then proceed to the link at the bottom of this page

What you can & can’t do

Most non-AnimSchool students may use them with some restrictions, detailed on the legal agreement on the following page. These are the main points:

You can use the character rigs and/or AnimSchool Picker for most any educational or commercial purpose, except,
You CAN modify Malcolm in any way.
If you want to offer a modification of Malcolm to others (for example, a different outfit,etc.), you have to send it to us for distribution.
You CAN use Malcolm for your demo reel or animation contest.
You have to attribute each time you use Malcolm in the credits or on screen during a presentation: “Malcolm character courtesy of AnimSchool.com”
You can't give Malcolm or the AnimSchool Picker plug-in to others, including modified versions or parts. (Does not include Synoptics/Picker files. Users may edit and distribute those separately as desired.)

You can't use Malcolm for any content which is is pornographic, sexually explicit, lewd, obscene, or excessively violent,promotes or condones illegal activities, or incites hate or violence against an ethnic, religious, or protected group.
You can't use Malcolm or any modification of Malcolm or the AnimSchool Picker for assignments at another online school or classes/workshop, or online component of a traditional, in-person school, or in any way in conjunction with that school/class/workshop, including contests.
You can't use the AnimSchool Picker with characters from, or associated with, another online school or classes/workshop, or online component of a traditional, in-person school.

note for schools

If a (traditional) in-person school teacher or administrator would like to allow multiple students to use the AnimSchool character files, they must agree to the license terms on behalf of the school, and ensure the students in the program follow the terms of the license agreement. Accordingly, the students must be aware not to take the characters outside of the school without getting their own license. The school teacher or administrator should list the school entity and address in the license registration process.

Download "Malcolm 2.0" rig or the AnimSchool Picker

review this page, then proceed to the link at the bottom of this page

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Malcolm 2.0 Public Version

(Maya 2017 and higher)
Be sure to REFERENCE the file in to your set (NOT import).
First: Install AnimSchoolPicker.
Malcolm v200 Picker - Body
Malcolm v200 Picker - Face
Malcolm v200 Picker - Outfits

Place the malcolm_v200.ma file in a known location.
Reference the file malcolm_v200.ma. File>Create Reference. Point it to the malcolm_v200.ma file

Now open AnimSchoolPicker and the picker files to select the controls.

Guide to using the Malcolm rig: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3YKuj6qjAM

If you experience crashing using this rig: Maya has made very large changes in the last few versions which make rigs more likely to crash Maya. Here are a few things you can try.

If you're using Maya 2018 First try installing Maya 2018 Update 4 or 5. If you're using Maya 2019, try the latest update version. (Updates are available on the Updates tab on autodesk's site)

If that doesn't fix it: Next, assuming Parallel execution mode is on, try turning on or off GPU Override:
Settings/Preferences>Settings>Animation>Evaluation>GPU Override

Next try: Viewport, Renderer>Viewport 2.0 Options, Turn off Consolidate World.

If that doesn't help, change Settings/Preferences>Settings>Animation>Evaluation Mode to DG instead of Parallel. That will make the scene playback slower but normally solves all rig crashing issues because Maya is no longer trying to multi-thread the rig calculations.

Note: the public version NOW includes the full outfits for the scientist and cowboy villain. Those used to be exclusively for students and original crowdfund backers but are now for the public as well.

For questions, go here: http://animschoolforums.com/index.php

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AnimSchool Picker (PC version)

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Use with version 2.0 of Malcolm (or higher)
Or use with your own rigs.

AnimSchool Picker expires periodically. Come back to get a new version if prompted, and simply replace the .mll file (or Mac: bundle file).
RESTART MAYA to complete the new installation.
There will be no charge for future updates of existing functionality.

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AnimSchool Picker (Mac version)

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Use with version 2.0 of Malcolm (or higher)
AnimSchool Picker (Mac version) for Maya 2012 or higher
Or use with your own rigs.

AnimSchool Picker expires periodically. Come back to get a new version if prompted, and simply replace the .mll file (or Mac: bundle file).
RESTART MAYA to complete the new installation.
There will be no charge for future updates of existing functionality.

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AnimSchool Picker (Linux version)

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AnimSchool Picker (Linux version) for Maya 2015 or higher
Use with version 2.0 of Malcolm (or higher)
Or use with your own rigs.

Newer versions of AnimSchool Picker expire every two years. Come back to get a new version if prompted, and simply replace the .mll file (or Mac: bundle file).
RESTART MAYA to complete the new installation.

Linux CentOS 6,7 / Fedora 14

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AnimSchool Picker (Softimage version)

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AnimSchool Picker (Softimage version) for Softimage 2011 or higher
Use with version 2.0 of Malcolm (or higher)
Or use with your own rigs.

AnimSchool Picker expires periodically. Come back to get a new version if prompted, and simply replace the .mll file (or Mac: bundle file). RESTART MAYA to complete the new installation.
There will be no charge for future updates of existing functionality.

Installation Instructions:
Copy these files to your "<Softimage home directory>\Application\bin" folder (backup first if files already exist.)
e.g. From ".\64bit" to "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Softimage 2011\Application\bin"
QtCore4.dll
QtGui4.dll
QtSolutions_MFCMigrationFramework-head.dll

Next, Copy and paste the contents of "Plugins" into your Softimage user Plugins folder.
i.e., move the folders "nt-x86-32" &"nt-x86-64" and file "AnimSchoolPicker.js" to "C:\Users\(user name)\Autodesk\(Softimage version)\Application\Plugins\"

Next, copy the entire "imageformats" folder to Softimage Application\bin folder.

Inside Softimage, double-check to make sure the plugins are loaded, and then in the commandline/script editor run the following command:
AnimSchoolPicker();
Or, in a viewport view, change the display to Custom Displays--->AnimSchoolPickerWindow.

AnimSchoolPicker for Softimage is compiled against Qt 4.8.5.
If it doesn't load properly, then you may have an incompatible Qt installed on your machine.
Simply disconnect it so Softimage does not see the external Qt library, and you should be good.
Qt license
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.txt
Download Qt
https://qt-project.org/downloads

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