About Battle Axe Rubberhose

Rubberhose creates rigs in After Effects ranging from simple bendy lines to full‑body characters. Users can generate a rig with a single click or by drawing a custom path, then style limbs with built‑in presets or custom designs. The plugin supports multi‑bend hoses for S‑curves, fingers, tails, dog legs, strings, octopi and similar elements, and includes a RubberPin system for parenting pins to a hose. Pre‑comped rigs can be reused via After Effects Essential Properties, allowing new keyframes and style variations without discarding existing animation data. Version 3.2.0 adds SHIFT‑activated multi‑bend creation, a streamlined simple‑bend option for faster renders, and fixes a Korean language panel loading bug. Rubberhose works on After Effects CC2021 and newer, on both Apple Silicon Macs and Windows PCs, and integrates with other rigging tools such as Duik and Limber.

Features

• Build a rig with a click or by drawing a path
• Multi-bend hose creation (hold SHIFT) for S-curves, fingers, tails, dog legs, strings, octopi and more
• Hose-parenting and stretchy-bones system to connect art layers
• RubberPin build system for parenting pins to a hose
• Style and bend presets, with the option to create your own
• Simple bend option with fewer options for quicker renders
• Reuse a precomped rig through After Effects Essential Properties

Best for

Character rigging and nonlinear character animation in After Effects.