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    BALL | How to Rig the Ultimate Ball in Blender

    Instructor:
    Wayne Dixon
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    An consumable weekend project to build your rigging confidence.Β 

    Welcome to BALL - A short project that is designed to expand your understanding of rigging.Β  Although this is a stand alone project you will be able to maximise your learning if you have already completed the Fundamentals of Rigging.Β  This project is an opportunity to apply what you have already learnt and also add a few new concepts into your understanding.

    What you will learn

    By the end of this project, you should have a good understanding of:

    • How to add squash and stretch to a ball
    • Adding Widget Shapes with the Bone Widget Add-on
    • Using geometry nodes for geometry swapping
    • Basic use of drivers
    • How to link in your character for animation

    The starting files as well as the Bone Widget Add-on are included with the project download. This course was recorded using Blender 4.2 - LTS

    Squash and stretch

    Flexibility

    A good ball rig needs squash and stretch controls as well as a way to independently adjust the rotation (or spin) of the geometry.

    Geometry swapping

    Geometry Nodes

    Gain an understanding ofΒ  how to use Geometry Nodes to swap the geometry of the ball.

    Simple UI

    Python script

    You will learn how to connect your rig to the pre-made python script that will show some simple controls for animation.

    Let's help animators and increase rigged balls numbers worldwide

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    100xp +
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    4 Reviews
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      AnΕΎe Ivakič(aivakic) ·

      First part was exactly what I was looking for in one of my animation projects. Well explained and easy to follow. Although I did not use second part, it brought a wider understanding to my Blender knowledge.

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      Pascal Schovanez(Pascal) ·

      Well explained and easy to follow along information, even for someone who has no prior knowledge on rigging.

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      Dwayne Savage(dillenbata3) ·

      I've been trying to figure out how you switched the balls in your UI. Thanks for pulling back the curtain and show us.Β 

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      Abhi A(abhi) ·

      An amazing series.I learned a lot in such a short period of time.You explained it really well.Thank you sooo muchhh :)