CGDive (Blender Rigging Tuts) | Blender: Voxel Heat Skinning addon (Automatic Weights on Steroids) @CGDive | Uploaded 2 years ago | Updated 2 hours ago
If you want to add another tool to your Weight Paint workflow, I highly recommend the Voxel Heat Diffuse Skinning addon.
LINKS
❖Voxel Heat Diffuse Skinning addon ($30)
blendermarket.com/products/voxel-heat-diffuse-skinning/?ref=356
❖Surface Heat Diffuse Skinning (free)
*Surface Heat is included in the Voxel Heat addon above. Do not install both.
github.com/meshonline/Surface-Heat-Diffuse-Skinning
❖Rigify Playlist
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdcL5aF8ZcJv68SSdwxip33M7snakl6Dx
❖Weight Paint Playlist
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdcL5aF8ZcJsFEdlMJ7To0Iu9s-XCFV3W
❖Add Deform Teeth/Eye bones in Rigify for 2.8/2.9
youtube.com/watch?v=Z1pL-ZUL0YU
Support CGDive:
❖Patreon:
patreon.com/cgdive
❖Gumroad
toshicg.gumroad.com/l/cgdive_vault
RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS
❖Rig Anything With Rigify (coupon code "cgdive" = 20% off)
toshicg.gumroad.com/l/rigify
Alive! Animation course in Blender
p2design-academy.com/p/alive-animation-course-in-blender?affcode=1114550_q7xohuj2
❖The art of effective rigging in Blender (coupon code "cgdive" = 10% off))
p2design-academy.com/p/the-art-of-effective-rigging?affcode=1114550_q7xohuj2
❖Hard Surface Rigging In Blender
blendermarket.com/products/hard-surface-rigging-in-blender/?ref=356
❖Auto-Rig Pro
blendermarket.com/products/auto-rig-pro/?ref=356
❖RBF Drivers
gumroad.com/a/348001395/XzWpB
❖Bonera
gumroad.com/a/99062899/oXuxm
0:00 What is Voxel Heat addon
0:34 Paid VS Free addon
2:27 Download & Install Voxel Heat
3:16 Character and Rig Overview
4:34 Results "With Automatic Weights"
6:01 Voxel Heat Diffuse Skinning
8:16 Surface Heat Diffuse Skinning
9:58 Fixing the Face using "Automatic Weights"
11:51 Results: Voxel + Surface + Auto Weights
12:42 Weighting the Face Meshes
16:28 Results Check
17:01 Manual weight painting
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If you want to add another tool to your Weight Paint workflow, I highly recommend the Voxel Heat Diffuse Skinning addon.
LINKS
❖Voxel Heat Diffuse Skinning addon ($30)
blendermarket.com/products/voxel-heat-diffuse-skinning/?ref=356
❖Surface Heat Diffuse Skinning (free)
*Surface Heat is included in the Voxel Heat addon above. Do not install both.
github.com/meshonline/Surface-Heat-Diffuse-Skinning
❖Rigify Playlist
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdcL5aF8ZcJv68SSdwxip33M7snakl6Dx
❖Weight Paint Playlist
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdcL5aF8ZcJsFEdlMJ7To0Iu9s-XCFV3W
❖Add Deform Teeth/Eye bones in Rigify for 2.8/2.9
youtube.com/watch?v=Z1pL-ZUL0YU
Support CGDive:
❖Patreon:
patreon.com/cgdive
❖Gumroad
toshicg.gumroad.com/l/cgdive_vault
RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS
❖Rig Anything With Rigify (coupon code "cgdive" = 20% off)
toshicg.gumroad.com/l/rigify
Alive! Animation course in Blender
p2design-academy.com/p/alive-animation-course-in-blender?affcode=1114550_q7xohuj2
❖The art of effective rigging in Blender (coupon code "cgdive" = 10% off))
p2design-academy.com/p/the-art-of-effective-rigging?affcode=1114550_q7xohuj2
❖Hard Surface Rigging In Blender
blendermarket.com/products/hard-surface-rigging-in-blender/?ref=356
❖Auto-Rig Pro
blendermarket.com/products/auto-rig-pro/?ref=356
❖RBF Drivers
gumroad.com/a/348001395/XzWpB
❖Bonera
gumroad.com/a/99062899/oXuxm
0:00 What is Voxel Heat addon
0:34 Paid VS Free addon
2:27 Download & Install Voxel Heat
3:16 Character and Rig Overview
4:34 Results "With Automatic Weights"
6:01 Voxel Heat Diffuse Skinning
8:16 Surface Heat Diffuse Skinning
9:58 Fixing the Face using "Automatic Weights"
11:51 Results: Voxel + Surface + Auto Weights
12:42 Weighting the Face Meshes
16:28 Results Check
17:01 Manual weight painting
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![[Blender 4.0 RIGIFY] Ch 1: Course Intro](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SWd3dntmhG4/hqdefault.jpg "[Blender 4.0 RIGIFY] Ch 1: Course Intro
Welcome to the new and updated *Rigify Fundamentals* series for Blender 4.0 and later.
This is a free video course suitable for rigging beginners. All you need is some basic Blender knowledge, and you should be good to go!
While this course will be released for FREE over time, you can already watch pre-recorded chapters and enjoy other benefits such as Priority Support on CGDive Academy:
BONUS CONTENT
❖Get FREE file downloads and Bonus chapters here:
https://academy.cgdive.com/courses/rigify-basics
❖Or Subscribe and get all of my paid courses for $5.99/Month!❖
RELATED LINKS
If you are new to Blender, please complete some basic training such as:
❖Donut Tutorial by @blenderguru
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjEaoINr3zgEPv5y 4MKpciLaoQYZB1Z
❖Blender 4.x Basics Course by @cg_cookie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3BcVxaRgVY&list=PL3GeP3YLZn5hhfaGRSmRia0OwPPMfJu0V
VIDEO CHAPTERS
0:00 New and Update Rigify course for Blender 4!
1:20 What is Rigify?
2:16 Rigify Download?
3:05 CGDive Academy [EARLY ACCESS]
4:55 Enable Rigify
5:12 Rigify Overview & Benefits
8:36 IMPORTANT: Interface Tweaks
(Ignore the weird word below, it doesnt mean anything :) )
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![[Blender addon] Rig any character with the UE5 Manny/Quinn skeleton](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/U23WyAd8o_8/hqdefault.jpg "[Blender addon] Rig any character with the UE5 Manny/Quinn skeleton
IMPORTANT LINKS:
❖Game Rig Tools
https://toshicg.gumroad.com/l/game_rig_tools?a=477128051
Blender Market: https://blendermarket.com/products/game-rig-tools-blender-addon-game-rigs/?ref=356
❖Send to Unreal video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y51-tXjKEzc
❖Voxel Heat Video & Addon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoKwjvuXb9I
https://blendermarket.com/products/voxel-heat-diffuse-skinning/?ref=356
**IMPORTANT: Here is a video about how to solve Bone Heat error without addons:**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuiY0wtxdHQ
❖1 Click Rig
https://artempoletsky.gumroad.com/l/FsiLK
❖UE to Rigify
https://epicgames.github.io/BlenderTools/#ue-to-rigify
https://github.com/EpicGames/BlenderTools
❖UE to Rigify - Templates (Manny/Quinn)
https://epicgames.github.io/BlenderTools/ue2rigify/extras/community-templates.html#echo
❖Uefy
https://www.rakiz.com/uefy/
❖Quick Rig
https://blendermarket.com/products/auto-rig-pro-quick-rig/?ref=356
❖Character used in the video
Support CGDive:
❖Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/cgdive
❖Gumroad (get 20% off using coupon code cgdive)
https://gumroad.com/toshicg
RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS
❖Rig Anything With Rigify (coupon code cgdive = 20% off)
https://toshicg.gumroad.com/l/rigify
Alive! Animation course in Blender
https://www.p2design-academy.com/p/alive-animation-course-in-blender?affcode=1114550_q7xohuj2
❖The art of effective rigging in Blender (coupon code cgdive = 10% off))
https://www.p2design-academy.com/p/the-art-of-effective-rigging?affcode=1114550_q7xohuj2
❖Hard Surface Rigging In Blender
https://blendermarket.com/products/hard-surface-rigging-in-blender/?ref=356
❖Auto-Rig Pro
https://blendermarket.com/products/auto-rig-pro/?ref=356
❖RBF Drivers
https://gumroad.com/a/348001395/XzWpB
❖Bonera
https://gumroad.com/a/99062899/oXuxm
0:00 What is Game Rig Tools and Unreal Module?
0:58 Download & Install
2:39 Unreal Module Intro
3:28 The 3 Armatures Explained
5:00 Aligning the bones (Tweak Armature)
9:54 Assign Weights
11:25 Switch to Unreal Armature
13:10 Export to Unreal
18:49 Cartoony Character example
19:35 Copy Additional Bones
21:56 Export to Unreal (cartoony char)
23:23 Fixing Cartoony Characters in UE5
24:19 IK Tweak Solution (?)
30:05 Unusual Example #2
31:40 Creating a Control Rig in Blender
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![[Blender 4.0 RIGIFY] ＃6-2: Custom Rigs (Practice)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UAOq_8Udl6U/hqdefault.jpg "[Blender 4.0 RIGIFY] ＃6-2: Custom Rigs (Practice)
This is Chapter 6-2 in the new and updated *Rigify Fundamentals* series for Blender 4.0 and beyond.
In this part we will create our own custom Metarig from scratch!
BONUS CONTENT
❖Get FREE file downloads and Bonus chapters here:
https://academy.cgdive.com/courses/rigify-basics
❖Or Subscribe and get all of my paid courses for $5.99/Month!❖
RELATED LINKS
❖Get the start file for free:
https://academy.cgdive.com/courses/rigify-basics
❖ Video What s new in Rigify in Blender 4.0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D8HtiSrDCk
VIDEO CHAPTERS
0:00 Custom Rigify rigs Practice
1:13 Model Overview
1:55 Metarig from Scratch
2:53 Adding a Spine
3:35 Adding a Leg
5:12 Adding an Arm
6:06 Adding a Shoulder
7:08 Adding a Head
7:45 Adding a Tentacle
8:38 Adding a Tail
9:26 Adding Ears
10:26 Adding the Palm & Fingers
15:45 Adding a Face (optional)
16:51 Prenting the Rig Types
18:37 Troubleshooting: Connect Chain
20:02 Troubleshooting: Missing Rig Types
21:52 Rig Test
22:31 Leg Type
24:20 Tentacle Controls
(Ignore the weird word below, it doesnt mean anything:) )
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![[FIXED] Mixamo addon for Blender 4!](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UNDXffLwtq4/hqdefault.jpg "[FIXED] Mixamo addon for Blender 4!
Get the Mixamo addon for Blender 4 and later!
https://gitlab.com/x190/mixamo_blender4
BUG REPORTS:
If you experience any issues with the addon, please leave a comment below this video or share your report on CGDives Discord: https://discord.gg/j8SQCjFsXP
Thanks!
I looks like Adobe has no intention to officially update their Mixamo addon for Blender. Fortunately, Blender addons are open source so creating community patches is not an issue. Xin / Spirited Harvest is the creator of the fix provided above. There are other community fixes on the web but this is the only one I trust to be done well. Enjoy!
*❖Get all CGDive courses for just $5.99 per month!❖*
https://academy.cgdive.com/courses
RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS
❖Rig Anything With Rigify (coupon code cgdive = 20% off)
https://toshicg.gumroad.com/l/rigify
Alive! Animation course in Blender
https://www.p2design-academy.com/p/alive-animation-course-in-blender?affcode=1114550_q7xohuj2
❖The art of effective rigging in Blender (coupon code cgdive = 10% off))
https://www.p2design-academy.com/p/the-art-of-effective-rigging?affcode=1114550_q7xohuj2
❖Hard Surface Rigging In Blender
https://blendermarket.com/products/hard-surface-rigging-in-blender/?ref=356
❖Auto-Rig Pro
https://blendermarket.com/products/auto-rig-pro/?ref=356
❖RBF Drivers
https://gumroad.com/a/348001395/XzWpB
❖Bonera
https://gumroad.com/a/99062899/oXuxm
0:00 Mixamo addon for Blender4
0:40 TL:DR
1:35 Download & Install
3:10 Quick Test
4:40 Bug Reports
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![[Blender] Character Animation using NLA (Nonlinear Animation)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UxdPtVAz6Do/hqdefault.jpg "[Blender] Character Animation using NLA (Nonlinear Animation)
❖Get all CGDive courses for just $5.99 per month!❖
https://academy.cgdive.com/courses
Note: This is like Patreon but much better :)
This is another video about the Nonlinear animation Editor (NLA) in Blender. In this one, well do actual character animation which I hope will be a lot of fun.
Get the model/rig I used in the video
https://toshicg.gumroad.com/l/cgdive_free
However, I strongly recommend watching my previous videos on the topic if youre new to this stuff:
-The nuts and bolts of Blenders Animation system
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3m57yAcsi0
Intro to NLA (Un-confusing the NLA)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAo7HxxxA08
◆Rigify Animbox:
https://blenderartists.org/t/rigify-animbox-animation/1248691
◆Recommended NLA Learning Resources:
-Blender Manual (Nonlinear Animation)
https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/2.92/editors/nla/index.html
-NLA Workshop by The Rigging Dojo
https://ondemand.riggingdojo.com/BlenderForMotionEditing
-NLA videos by Pierre Schiller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v SQdHehksJw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84ALxrtBkps
-NLA videos by Propellers Animation School (Russian)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH4xoh9yPvY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPpBuKUaoMI
RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS
❖Rig Anything With Rigify (coupon code cgdive = 20% off)
https://toshicg.gumroad.com/l/rigify
Alive! Animation course in Blender
https://gumroad.com/a/183891059/DmdxO
❖The art of effective rigging in Blender (coupon code cgdive = 10% off))
https://gumroad.com/a/183891059/AeQfrF
❖Hard Surface Rigging In Blender
https://blendermarket.com/products/hard-surface-rigging-in-blender?ref=356
❖RBF Drivers
https://gumroad.com/a/348001395/XzWpB
❖Bonera
https://gumroad.com/a/99062899/oXuxm
0:00 Intro
0:53 NLA using an Armature
5:06 Complex NLA example
8:13 Basic Timing
9:04 Smooth NLA Transitions
11:55 Wave & Check Watch Actions
15:14 Tracks & Strips (tips)
18:17 Mixing IK & FK Actions
23:15 Forward Motion
26:52 Re-timing using Animated Strip Time
31:20 Free Forward Motion
37:53 Additive NLA Actions
44:43 NLA: Additional Learning Resources
46:04 Like & Subscribe
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