Patent ID: 8379028

Claim:
A method for creating rigging associated with computer-generated models, the method comprising: receiving, at one or more computer systems, information defining a set of controls for a computer-generated model; receiving, at the one or more computer systems, information providing a description of each control in the set of controls; receiving, at the one or more computer systems, information providing an example of use of each control in the set of controls; storing a body of knowledge associated with at least one rig for the computer-generated model in a storage device associated with the one or more computer systems based on the information defining the set of controls, the description of each control, and the example of use of each control; and generating, with the one or more processors associated with the one or more computer systems, one or more graphical user interfaces associated with a first application that are configured to display a combined view of artistic content and technical content for the at least one rig for the computer-generated model that is derived from the body of knowledge, wherein at least one of the one or more graphical user interfaces associated with the first application includes functionality to interact with the set of controls in a manner substantially similar to one or more graphical user interfaces associated with a second application that is configured to natively create controls in the set of controls.