Animation Tool Kit v1.1.1 Update

Animation Tool Kit has been updated to v1.1.1 and is now available for download.

This release focuses on improving the Maya animation workflow, with updates to the Onion Skin tool and general cleanup to make the toolkit more reliable for animators working through blocking, timing, spacing, and polish.

What is Animation Tool Kit?

Animation Tool Kit, or ATK, is a dockable Maya toolbar designed to bring together a curated set of animation, rigging, viewport, and pipeline tools in one place. The installer adds the ATK toolbar into Maya so artists can quickly launch the included tools from a single shelf button.

What’s new in v1.1.1?

The main focus of this update is the updated Onion Skin workflow.

This release includes:

• Updated Onion Skin tool improvements
• Cleaner scene-safe cleanup behaviour
• Better gate-aligned ghosting
• Timeline marker support
• General tool and release link updates

The Onion Skin tool is designed to help animators compare poses, timing, and spacing across frames. This is especially useful when working through blocking passes, refining motion arcs, and checking how a character moves between key poses.

Installation

To install Animation Tool Kit, download the latest release package, unzip it, and drag the included install_atk_toolbar.mel file into the Maya viewport.

The installer copies the ATK toolbar package, tool scripts, and icons into the proper Maya user folders. It also adds an ATK shelf button so the toolbar can be launched directly inside Maya.

Download

The latest release is available here:

https://github.com/dshepstone/Animation-Tool-Kit/releases/tag/ATK_v1_1_1

This update is part of the ongoing development of Animation Tool Kit as a practical Maya toolset for animation teaching, production workflows, and student-friendly animation support.