What is Rubberhose?

RubberHose is the fastest way to rig and animate a character in After Effects. It’s an open system built specifically for handling the frustrating parts of animation while letting you stay in control of your character’s performance and the life you bring to it. You will save time and you will actually enjoy the process. Guaranteed.

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Getting started

One click gets you going by building a new Hose Group. From there you can define the how the Hose bends and begin connecting to other layers.

Styling

Because Hoses are 100% ShapeLayers you have complete control of the its appearance. It starts out plain but can be styled with additional strokes, dashes and ShapeLayer effects. How it ends up is limited only by you imagination.

Advanced

RubberHose gets you up and running with unbelievable quickness. The system also has a number of advanced features that can be used to achieved more complex interaction between hoses and layers.

Management

As a project grows it often becomes a wrestling match against so many layers. Right inside of RubberHose are a set of tools built to help you focus on what’s important.