Animation Mentor Student Matthew Hamilton continues his Maya Animation Tips and tricks Series with episode 3 which takes a look at File Referencing in Maya which is a must for any animation.

for a great explanation and reference for why you would want to use file referencing in a workflow, check out this great post from Kiel FigginsGetting the most out of File Referencing in Maya for an Animation Pipeline“.

Matthew Hamilton Notes: “The topic for this tutorial is file referencing in maya. The rig that I am using for this tutorial is the Stewie rig which is supplied by animation mentor. I am currently a student at animation mentor so I have access to the rig. This rig is only for animation mentor students and graduates and is not a free rig.”