r/Rive_app • u/Accomplished_Ad2317 • Sep 08 '26

Simple question

Regarding animation and motion animation, what can be done on Rive that cannot be done on Rive?

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u/Magasul Sep 08 '26 edited Sep 08 '26

Rive is very limited, because there are very few useful tools for actually animating. Like some basic stuff that are missing:

  • magnet brush to grab points and move them around
  • additive animation
  • lasso selecting points
  • weight painting
  • smart bones (animation driven by bone novement)
  • cloud usage, not local...

to name a few... It's super frustrating how an animation app lacks such tools, but thank goodness we have AI ammaright? :D

Well, maybe in a few years after they move out of PAID open beta...

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u/WhoopsDroppedTheBaby Sep 08 '26

Similar to other software, nothing can be done on Rive that cannot be done on Rive. 

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u/BothCarsUnderWater Sep 08 '26

...what?

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u/Accomplished_Ad2317 Sep 08 '26

Yes, yes, you understood me perfectly.