AI 2D Character Auto-Rigging Tool
Inspiration: Rigging static layers into bone-driven puppets is tedious but mandatory for 2D animation.
Target Customers: 2D animators, indie game developers, illustrators who want their art to move.
Pain Points:
- Hours of Manual Work: Setting bones, weights, controllers is repetitive.
- Steep Learning Curve: Requires understanding of inverse kinematics and software quirks.
- Costly Software: Pro packages like Toon Boom or Moho aren't cheap.
Solution (Micro-SaaS): Upload layered art, download a fully rigged character—done.
MVP Core Features:
- Layered File Upload: PSD/SVG with separated limbs.
- AI Skeleton Detection: Auto-build bone hierarchy based on layer names & shapes.
- AI Weight Painting: Calculate vertex weights for natural deformations.
- Controller Generation: Auto-create simple handles for animators.
- Standard Export: Spine- or Lottie-ready JSON / runtime files.
Development Investment (Technical Implementation): High—requires proprietary CV/graph algorithms.
- Tech Stack:
- Custom ML models for layer parsing & weighting.
- PSD/SVG parsers; GPU back-end.
Traffic Acquisition & Validation Strategy (SEO Enhanced):
- Step 1 – Market Validation
- "Free Your Hands" Landing Page: "Upload a PSD, Download a Rigged Character in Minutes."
- Illustrator Outreach: Rig a few artists' characters for free; collect testimonials.
- Step 2 – SEO-Driven Growth
- Keyword Strategy:
- Primary: "auto rigging software", "AI character rigging", "2D rigging tool".
- Long-Tail: "free online rigging for PSD", "Duik alternative", "how to rig a character without coding".
- Growth Flywheel: Technical blog on automatic weighting → free limited rigs → subscription unlocks batch processing & advanced exports.
- Keyword Strategy:
Potential Competitors & Analysis:
- Key Competitors:
Adobe Character Animator
,Duik
,Spine
,Moho
. - Competitors' Strengths: Powerful manual control, mature runtimes.
- Competitors' Weaknesses: Mostly manual, steep learning curve, high price.
- Our Opportunity: Turn rigging into an on-demand service, compress hours into minutes, target illustrators not served by pro tools.