Tutorial: My New Rigging Workflow in Blender

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In this tutorial we'll be rigging two different things! One is a six legged creature, and the other is a hand. We'll be using Inverse Kinematics and a workflow where we make the rig first, and then add the parts later!
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00:00 My previous workflow
00:28 Adding bones to the rig
02:34 Setting up the IK constraints
03:55 Locking bone axes
05:37 Making more legs
06:28 The benefits of this workflow
06:57 My current workflow
07:57 Cinematic: A six legged creature!
08:15 Rigging a walking hand
10:21 Cinematic: A walking hand!
10:49 The Mechanical Creature Kit
11:21 How to make your own rig for this kit
11:48 Help! Does any one know how to batch parent bones?
12:21 Thanks for watching!

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@lisajones2210 10 ай бұрын

FINALLY! I'm 60+. 3D art is still in its infancy to me. Working from the costumes to the bones is absolutely an alien concept. I've always started drawing with the bones for positioning, implying muscles, then working on the skin and clothing. Thank you for showing me that rigging the animal, or human first CAN be done. I'm crying happy tears right now.😂

@GeoffInfield 11 күн бұрын

58 yo kiwi and loving his videos - found this after making one leg of the six legged walker he showed so perfect timing!

@thesaviorofsouls5210 11 ай бұрын

Finally a good rig tutorial that isnt just "use mine in the description" or "just use rigify (or other program/site etc.) to spawn in a premade rig!". Thank you dude!

@thomas7726 Ай бұрын

yes!

@Derpduck. Жыл бұрын

He really is the GOAT.

@Polyfjord Жыл бұрын

🐐

@skyemoore428 Жыл бұрын

@@Polyfjord 🐐

@Derpduck. Жыл бұрын

@@skyemoore428 🐐

@_Iridescence_ Жыл бұрын

@@Derpduck. 🐐

@tigransafaryan6619 Жыл бұрын

🐐

@skyemoore428 Жыл бұрын

One of the highest quality Blender KZfaqrs out there. Absolutely love every one of you videos! You cram in so much excellent information with unique ideas, relaxing audio, and amazing end results!!!

@Polyfjord Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@rjwh67220 Жыл бұрын

@Skye: you got that right, brother! (Or sister, as may be.)

@aurisnow Жыл бұрын

relaxing audio!!! you said it perfectly.

@sivutietuote Жыл бұрын

@@Polyfjord Man o man if only more people realize to do tutorials like this man!!!! Thank you very much.

@Autaka-Nubia 6 ай бұрын

i'm a beginner and i can't believe what i do by him !

@Blendercage Жыл бұрын

If you uncheck “lock object modes” under the edit pull down, you won’t have to switch back and forth between object and pose for parenting. Saves a lot of time and movement when there’s a lot to bind for anyone that didn’t know.

@Polyfjord Жыл бұрын

Ommggg!! Nice!!! This is golden

@jameslee9639 Жыл бұрын

Does not work for me most of time. I wonder if it is a bug.

@ethanael_yovan Жыл бұрын

@@jameslee9639 its a bit wierd, it kinda like saves which mode ur on for each bone and switches back when you select it maybe ur using it wrong its a wee bit confusing

@extra_ram_noodles Жыл бұрын

EXCUSE ME WUT, This'll help me fail SO MUCH FASTER.

@DedieTheUntold Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that

@pro_suh6994 2 ай бұрын

you are singlehandedly teaching me every more advanced idea or concept in blender, and completely causeing me to reapproach how I do mostly everything.

@heavenlyedits1948 11 ай бұрын

MAN WHY I DIDNT FOUND YOUR CHANNEL EARLIER! THE WAY YOU EXPLAIN AND TELL ABOUT EVERYTHING AND SHORTCUT KEYS MAN. TY FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!

@Allaboutstory Жыл бұрын

I've never seen someone explaining so smooth with so good creature designs. Amazing work ❤

@TomWDW1 Жыл бұрын

I've been using your Mechanical Creatures pack nonstop for the past week. It's so much fun!!! This new speedy tutorial is amazing. Thank you!

@eoghanley Жыл бұрын

Would love a tutorial about your animation workflow, your animations are always excellent !

@lucas-correa Жыл бұрын

Me too!

@Delphinus88ca Жыл бұрын

This earlier tutorial of his should help. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n9OSfNZ_pty5oIE.html I was able to make a fairly decent animation by following it.

@LANGIMATION Жыл бұрын

I recommend working on one side and adding _L or .L at the end of each bone or R if you're working on the right side and then when all of them are finished select all, right click and select symmetrize. It'll save you a lot of time.

@simply_the_dev7588 Жыл бұрын

I've seen other videos that do the same with the .L naming convention. Also what's the difference when parenting bone vs bone with weights?

@LANGIMATION Жыл бұрын

@@simply_the_dev7588 parenting to bone is best for mechanical rigging and for solid objects like armor and to snap weapons and gear to certain parts of the body like the wasit or in hand while weights is more used for organic models like monsters and people

@LANGIMATION Жыл бұрын

@@simply_the_dev7588 that's my understanding of those at least

@LANGIMATION 5 ай бұрын

@@JustV_9 pretty much

@Meme_spice 3 ай бұрын

I am having a problem, when trying to parent the bones together the parent option is not unlocked, what do i do?

@yeolunius4559 7 күн бұрын

probably my favourite blender rigging tutorial. this is the rigging equivalent of the blender donut

@declanmohan1850 Жыл бұрын

Just something I noticed at the start, when you're doing the bones on each side, you can just make one side and then use the symmeturies operation. This also symmeturieses the constraints and stuff

@jakehero4 Жыл бұрын

Yea symmetrize saves a lot of time instead of making it all over again for the other side

@Polyfjord Жыл бұрын

Ooohhh nice!! I always thought that was limited to humanoid rigs!! Will try it 👍

@umoyGC Жыл бұрын

But keep in mind to name all the bones with "*.L" (or "*.R" depends on the side :) ) before symmetrize. This will keep it organized ;) symmetrize will name it with the other side index :)

@sakariheinonen5252 Жыл бұрын

Perfect! Bear in mind that symmetrize seems to only work in the x-axis.

@SakuraWitch Жыл бұрын

@@sakariheinonen5252 its best to think of it like directions x axis is left and right y axis is forward and backwards z axis is up and down a reason why the x axis gets mirrored is if you think of human anatomy, its your left and right side that looks the same otherwise it be kinda weird to have a face on your backside or another butt on your front side

@Goalatio Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! I've been using Unity for about 8 years and animation has always been the death of my projects. Tutorials like this are making it so easy to just suck it up and "jump in" to learn it!

@youssefsameh27abdelfadil22 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much I was looking for an easier way to create these rigs. You're a life saver. Keep up the great work.

@Polyfjord Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!!!

@spartanbdx Жыл бұрын

Your tutorials are SO good! I know there are so many other tutorials out there, but the way you explain is just BLISS! Keep bringing more animation tutorials please! Thank you!

@arupdeb69 Жыл бұрын

I can't even remember if i have ever seen such high quality tutorials. They are simply awesome.

@thomas7726 Ай бұрын

There should be a "public gallery of essential Blender tutorials". This one definitely would be!

@rjwh67220 Жыл бұрын

Your tutorials are always quite excellent. Whenever I get a KZfaq notification that you have a new video, I immediately drop whatever I’m doing (which can have unpredictable results) and view it. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge, time, and effort to help complete strangers get better. EDIT: if you’re ever in Kansas, drop by!

@DawkinsDog Жыл бұрын

Love the creations you make with this method, they look so real and delicate.

@ermerk Жыл бұрын

Best blender rigging tutorial on youtube😁

@1977music Жыл бұрын

This is literally one of the best tutorials I've ever seen. Completely mind blown

@kvngferg Жыл бұрын

I love the reverse workflow starting with the rig and then modeling around the bones, it is a great approach to creating unique creatures, gotta give it a try! Great video and keep up the great work!

@huckinsjohnnyp Жыл бұрын

I have been teaching myself Blender for only a few months, but I am very good at learning visually. Even though you don't cover every little button you press, your tutorials just make sense to me. Thank you for these videos! I just downloaded the free version of your mechanical parts, but as soon as I make some money I'm definitely going to be getting the paid version. I really want to support you and what you do. Big thanks from a poor artist. #hearthands

@valenciasainz Жыл бұрын

You have one of the best content in 3d and Blender, thanks for the tutorial, I'm learning rigging and this is very helpful for me.

@kokoalmasry Жыл бұрын

I love your sound effects choices for your projects

@yayayayoty3022 Жыл бұрын

Really the best rigging tutorial I Have ever seen so far!

@MCCDEMON Жыл бұрын

OMG - just to have 1% of your creativity would make me the happiest man on the planet. Your work ist simply outstanding.

@lagy4119 Жыл бұрын

Wow I've watched some rigging tutoraials but never got it right, this is saving alot of time and money thanks poly.

@Its_Sox Жыл бұрын

Loving the tutorials, these are some of the best i have come across.👍

@nibbler7 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! This is literally what I have been waiting for, since you teased your kit!

@13thehev Жыл бұрын

Great enthusiasm. Very motivating tutorial. Thanks for taking the time.

@kspmn Жыл бұрын

Wow! Your channel and its contents are getting better and better every day! Amazing work!!!

@slimyelow Жыл бұрын

videos are insanely cool, I especially love the hand and the percussion solo.....totally wicked !!

@TheRealPinkWish Ай бұрын

@polyfjord: generous artists like you are the best part of KZfaq: really useful information for free. Thanks a ton for your generosity and kindness!

@anomalyraven 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! This was just the reminder/refresher I needed for my current project at work. I did something entirely different with my rig, but your explanations were so easy to understand that it was just enough to apply for what I'm working on 😄 Husqvarna wanted me to do a showcase of a power cutter and the model I'm working on has an arm extension that can grip onto rails. I needed the arm to rotate in one axis while holding still onto a rail as the power cutter is moving, and your explanation of how to do the IK rigging reminded me of how I could achieve that 👍

@UjangBoyor Жыл бұрын

i like how you get straight to the point, and make a good cut betweens explanation straightforward. subs!!!!

@yobramyo Жыл бұрын

Loved that mounted camera angle on the hand!!!

@philip6320 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this rigging tutorial, now I can use the mechanical creature kit to the fullest❤

@Polyfjord Жыл бұрын

Nice!! It's a rigging technique that also works well without the mechanical creature kit, so hope people don't feel pressured to buy my asset pack!

@sobreaver Жыл бұрын

Still, everyone buy his set to encourage/support him :P Could make my own Thing !! ;) - Wednesday fan here ;) -

@Vanalleswa Жыл бұрын

wow, this is simply amazing!!! your tutorials are so clear and easy to follow!!! thanks a lot!!

@TheToillMainn Жыл бұрын

I randomly figured out a lot of this stuff after rigging a industrial robot arm, like the ones they have on car factories. Awesome that you share this to other people. It is as you said, it seems a bit like a backwards workflow.

@literallymike_ Ай бұрын

I've been looking for IK...for YEARS. THANK YOU!

@theCreativeAddict3d Жыл бұрын

This is an EPIC tutorial! Thank you Polyfjord!

@KnightsBauBau Жыл бұрын

One of the best platforms for learning 3D! Truly a 🐐

@tomerh826 Жыл бұрын

Amazing tutorial, found it very useful. Very clear, very interesting, loved it. Also, thank you so much for the Mechanical Creature Kit, I found it very useful.

@elliejohnson2786 Жыл бұрын

You're incredibly talented and I feel blessed that you're giving us these amazing tutorials. I definitely intend on using this workflow for making gauntlets in armour sets for game-ready assets - Previously I've been modelling the finger sections in rest-position, and it can be really frustrating to get that right, and there's always a bit of deformities. Instead, if I model them and parent to an armature, I can change them to their final rest position after the modelling phase, and avoid the guess work involved. Thank you so much for this again! I've only recently discovered your channel and your videos are incredible, insanely well edited for time, and really informative.

@mendezcreative Жыл бұрын

Best IK rig tutorial for Blender. thank you!!

@cedarmyers6709 Жыл бұрын

I love the cinematic renders and sound design! It works great where you put them in the video. The sound takes what could otherwise be creepy and makes it playful. Ok, maybe it's still creepy. Nice work!

@theamvslayer6154 Жыл бұрын

This really helps, especially when u have the kit, you can pretty much make anything which is absolutely awesome

@pepperandsage2295 Жыл бұрын

thank you, i've been looking for a good rig tutorial for ages 🙏

@Patricebrouh 5 ай бұрын

Wow, what a great video ! 12 minutes and I undestand clear how to speed up my rig process

@pittsycreates9884 Жыл бұрын

Another amazing tutorial! Congrats on the 500k subs!

@calebbrazeau4597 11 ай бұрын

Excellent thanx 4 sharing your time and effort to help other to leap higher in blender.

@LeeDanielsART Жыл бұрын

Hey man. Just wanted to say thank you so much for your excellent YT tutorials. I’m 20+ years as a freelance 2D/3D animator, but relatively new to Blender (a couple of years), and all your tuts are a HUGE help! I make AE tuts on my own channel, so I’m painfully aware how much time and patience it takes. Much appreciated and more power to you sir! ✌️

@Polyfjord Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 🙌

@LeeDanielsART Жыл бұрын

@@Polyfjord thank YOU. I’m currently inhaling all your videos. 😂

@bleachedbonez 5 ай бұрын

I've always struggled to understand IK but your explanation here totally cleared it up for me

@Dabbl1ng Жыл бұрын

I searched ages for a way to lock bones to an axis while being in an ik chain, couldn't find anything about it, so I gave up. Now just watching this tutorial I see you can lock axis in the bone tab! I was like no freakin way... fml, it's so simple too... Big appreciation for this video, thanks very much

@WXIII Жыл бұрын

This was amazing. I learnt a lot and had fun. Please keep making tutorials :D

@jadedgemyt Жыл бұрын

This tutorial helped me so much when coming to rigging

@NR_5tudio 3 ай бұрын

THANKS MAN U JUST REMOVE 8 HOUR OF WORKING IN MY DAY!!!!!!

@MapisStudio 11 ай бұрын

Great tutorial video, Thank you!!!

@ekvilibrium21 10 ай бұрын

I love your tutorials. Amazing ideas and smart content. Tnx..love it. Keep up the good work👏

@MrMikB Жыл бұрын

Nice video man. You are so good at what u do!

@dmitr6926 8 ай бұрын

Forgot of this! locking too, now can use it, thank'ya!

@circamagoo Жыл бұрын

a true gamechanging tutorial. Thank you!!

@pencurytimun7693 7 ай бұрын

thank you for the tutorial. I really happy can found this one.

@BlackoutCreatively Жыл бұрын

if you enable the transform gizmo, set to local, it removes the guesswork from which axis you need to lock

@Polyfjord Жыл бұрын

Niiiiiice!! Thanks man!!

@WaterShowsProd Жыл бұрын

Alternately you can display the axes in the armateur properties panel. Also useful for making sure your bones are oriented with each other.

@apummy4930 Жыл бұрын

O. I just thought "Hmmmm if he publishes an Pack with so great Armetures, then he must make a Video about that". And here it is!!! Thankts a lot ❤❤❤❤ Your just so good at Blender

@protovu 4 ай бұрын

Clear, excellent explanation. Very much appreciated! Thank you.

@Fafhrd42 Жыл бұрын

One thing you can do that might speed things up even more: instead of axis locking, set up pole targets in the IK Constraint. The IK constraint will arc the IK chain in the direction of the pole target more or less automatically.

@Voreoptera Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. For the objects he is creating locking constraints makes more sense because there is locked movement in the joints. For other things pole targets would be better then locking. Also if he used pole targets then there may be small movement in unwanted directions.

@phuonglethihoai9521 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video. Thank you so much

@cropped1589 Жыл бұрын

I like the way the speak, we are relax, your sound of typing on keybord is magic. You use blender as second hand. I hope in the future you will stay a lot on these creatures. It's so easy to whaching you and learning. I can say in may language....Bravo !! By the way I have your product and is amazing, really

@DoctorMadness Жыл бұрын

Very nice, I knew most of this but never used the lock functions, super useful thanks for sharing!

@mrwamble Жыл бұрын

Wow that's an amazing workflow ... I can't wait to try it.

@animeboy93 Жыл бұрын

I love this workflow

@mahefarakotobe1191 4 ай бұрын

Subscribed after just the intro. I already know I am going to learn a lot

@ye5525 Жыл бұрын

I really impressed by your filming skill, cool rigging tricks though, but those cinematic shots are top notch.

@zohaibhassan1180 Жыл бұрын

Man you are the real BLENDER GURU 🖤

@HatBuiNho Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's really helpful

@Gametime05577 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for making this awesome tutorial for free

@siro7548 Ай бұрын

For thoes people who can,t make parent and keep offset,before this step ,try go to object mode ,select legs and select the core bone ,Ctrl+J,black to edit mode now you supposed could do parent and keep offset 😊I’m using blender4.1

@ealy3545 11 ай бұрын

I think I finaly get the rigging mechanics cuz of this. Thanks!

@-.......- Жыл бұрын

Awesome tutorial, it's much better and shorter than the previous one :) I can't wait to try doing it myself.

@Polyfjord Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!!! It felt weird recreating an older tutorial, but I felt so bad that so many got stuck because of my weird workflow in that tutorial

@devin9275 Жыл бұрын

was waiting for this video keep it up !!!

@prakashleuva183 Жыл бұрын

Amazing work

@sanketsbrush8790 Жыл бұрын

this video is very educational and personally helpful for me.♥

@Zharkan16 8 ай бұрын

Great tutorial, very clear.

@darthvader4160 Жыл бұрын

great work man

@josedanielmendoza2305 4 ай бұрын

very helpful, thank you so much

@BoDJavip Жыл бұрын

thank you so much, i was thinking to start learning blender after i stop for a while now, i'll use your method to animate easy Thanks again

@digiscience3508 11 ай бұрын

What an artist are you❤️👍

@Suburban_Pantsula Жыл бұрын

This is great man, definitely gonna include this in my workflow.

@matthewwilson3673 Жыл бұрын

Great video on IK

@jeannedeperthuis8690 Жыл бұрын

This is amazing, thanks for sharing it !!!

@hentaimonster 7 ай бұрын

I just started learning the basics of blender for 3d printing. This looks incredibly efficient and will be extremely helpful in quickly customizing my models for custom poses! =D