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Table of Contents Summary I’m excited to introduce you to my newest project which I hope will revolutionize the way you discover Blender addons and tools – CGDive’s Blender Addon Directory. This new website organizes a vast collection of free and paid Blender addons in a way that makes it incredibly easy to find exactly […]
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Table of Contents Blender 4 Updates in Rigging & Animation: Introduction Blender 4.0 has introduced a range of new tools and updates that are designed to enhance the rigging and animation features of the software. From bone collections to bone colors, the changes in Blender 4 aim to streamline the rigging and animation process, making
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Table of Contents Introduction AccuRig is a stand-alone software designed for easy rigging (auto-rigging) of humanoid characters. It is part of the Actacore family of products and is completely free to use. AccuRig offers a user-friendly interface and seamless integration with popular animation software like Blender, Maya, and game engines. In this blog, we will
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Table of Contents Introduction to AI Motion Capture with QuickMagic “AI Motion Capture” technology has revolutionized the way artists bring their creations to life. Quick Magic is a new AI mocap service that aims to simplify and enhance this process. Quick Magic can convert 2D videos of human movement into 3D skeletal animation data, also
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Table of Contents Introduction: Blender Action management with Action Commander Action Commander is a Blender add-on developed by Blenderboi that simplifies the management of Actions in Blender. It is particularly useful for animators, riggers, and game developers, providing them with a more streamlined workflow for creating, assigning and managing many actions inside a single Blend
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If you are looking for an easy way to create water effects in Blender without the complexity of real water simulation, the Cell Fluids addon may be what you are looking for! Introduction to the Cell Fluids addon Welcome to this article about the Blender water addon, “Cell Fluids“. In this blog, I will be
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(This is a guest-post by Ed Carter of AbleFutures.) Parenting a child with learning disabilities can be a rewarding yet challenging journey. While there may be hurdles along the way, introducing your child to the world of arts can be a therapeutic and inclusive pathway toward enhancing their self-expression and development. In this guide, Ed
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If you’d like to learn how to actually animate and pose your character once you rig it with rigify, read/watch below. Choose your next step!
Rig Anything with Rigify #8: Posing with Rigify Read More »
Rigify helps you build a great rig very quickly. In addition, it also provides tools to make your rig more user friendly through Bone Groups and a handy Layers menu. Bone Groups and Bone Layers are standard Blender features. Rigify simply automates a lot of the tedious work that goes into making use of these
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(This article is a part of the Rigify series: go to the overview page so you can start from the beginning. 🙂 ) Going deeper into Rig Customization with Rigify In the previous chapter, you learned how to create Rig Types (Building Blocks) for Rigify. We then practiced by creating a Humanoid meta rig and giving it
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