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Blender 2.5 - Character Rigging Introduction

Blender 2.5 - Character Rigging Introduction

This beginner training module will teach you the basics of 3D content creation in Blender 2.5. This module will introduce you to character rigging in Blender and cover topics such as creating armatures, bone basics, inverse kinematics, forward kinematics and more. This is the eighth module in Blender 2.5 Content Creation Fundamentals.

In this chapter you will gain a basic knowledge of how bones work in Blender.

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  • Runtime 03 min 23 sec
  • Software Blender
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After completion of this chapter you'll be able to create a basic skeleton using bones in Blender.

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  • Runtime 05 min 55 sec
  • Software Blender

At the end of this chapter you'll be able to distinguish between inverse kinematics and forward kinematics and how they will be used to animate your characters.

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  • Runtime 03 min 21 sec
  • Software Blender

In this chapter we'll learn to lock a bone's axis to a certain point and limit their movements as well.

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  • Runtime 01 min 40 sec
  • Software Blender

At the end of this chapter you'll be able to change the way your bones are displayed.

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  • Runtime 01 min 51 sec
  • Software Blender

Learn to place keyframes on your timeline to create simple animations.

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  • Runtime 02 min 05 sec
  • Software Blender

Upon completion of this chapter you'll be able to adjust the amount of keyframes displayed in your timeline.

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  • Runtime 01 min 14 sec
  • Software Blender

At the end of this chapter you'll be able to locate and enable the many add-ons available for Blender. You will also learn how to create a human meta rig in this chapter.

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  • Runtime 02 min 47 sec
  • Software Blender

After this tutorial you'll be able to align your bones properly to you character's mesh.

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  • Runtime 03 min 16 sec
  • Software Blender

In this chapter we will parent the character's mesh to our skeleton so that the mesh will move with the bones. Then we will learn how to recall the character to its default pose using Blender's automatic weights.

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  • Runtime 01 min 29 sec
  • Software Blender

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