Animator’s Journey shows a quick tip in Maya 2024 for avoiding Gimbal Lock with the new Reorder Rotations feature.

A Gimbal lock is one of those things that can sneak up on you to ruin your pop-to-pose experience animating. With the new Maya 2024, the Reoder Rotations feature offers a quick solution to avoid Gimbal Lock and keep animating without all the hurdles.

Here, Animator’s Journey Lucas Ridley shows how easy it is to avoid, fix and adjust new rotations using the Reoder Rotations in Maya 2024.

Maya 2024 added many new things, from Bifrost to Arnold to Animation. Check out other animation additions that will make a difference in day-to-day animation workflow here.