Rig Tools and Rigify tabs

Question

I’m following along with the video, and at the 14:15 mark, he uses the “Rig Tools” tab on the sidebar. How do I add that tab and the “Rigify” tab to my sidebar?

Answer 1 · 2022-10-18T16:48:44Z

replied October 18, 2022 4:48pm

The Rig Tools is part of this Addon:

and Rigify is an Addon that comes shipped with Blender:

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Answer 2 · 2022-10-18T16:50:18Z

Adrian Bellworthy replied October 18, 2022 4:50pm

Hey ccookiemonster,

Cool name!

Rig tools is the bone widget add-on Wayne shows in the Custom Bone Shapes Lesson. The link to the download is in the lesson description. I'll include it HERE.

Rigify is another free add-on, and ships with Blender, you just need to enable it in the preferences.

Happy rigging!
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Great minds...

Answer 3 · 2022-10-18T17:13:00Z

replied October 18, 2022 5:13pm

Thank you both so much! The only thing now is the Rigify tab still won't show even though I enabled the add-on. Any tips?

Answer 4 · 2022-10-18T17:52:13Z

Martin Bergwerf replied October 18, 2022 5:52pm

I believe you have to be in Edit Mode on your Armature for the Rigify Tab to show up in the N-Panel.

Answer 5 · 2022-10-18T22:34:54Z

Wayne Dixon replied October 18, 2022 10:34pm

Hey Cookie Monster,
You won't need the rigify add-on for anything in this course.
But I'm glad you got the BoneWidget add-on sorted. And I hope it saves you a bunch of time.

Answer 6 · 2022-10-19T12:52:05Z

replied October 19, 2022 12:52pm

Thanks for the help, everyone!