Squash & Stretch

One of the fundamental principles of character animation is squash and stretch, a technique used to show dynamics and speed. Until now, adding squash and stretch to characters could be a somewhat tedious process.

Squash and stretch settings are included within IK tags and the Skin Deformer to easily add squash and stretch dynamics to a fully rigged character. For simpler applications you can apply the new Squash & Stretch Deformer directly to the object.

You can easily control Squash & Stretch with parameters and falloff to create realistic or comical effects. The deformer always maintains a uniform volume so your characters never appear to be growing or shrinking for a consistent look to your animations.