Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
*Full Course Playlist*
Find all currently released chapters of the course in the official Playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdcL5aF8ZcJsSWrFwmLsQvCIKisuyyMnU
Welcome to the *"Rigging isn't Scary" Course - Level 1*.
This is free Blender rigging tutorial.
This video will teach you the most important rigging "mechanism": Inverse Kinematics or IK.
0:00 Rig Mechanisms
0:39 What is Inverse Kinematics or IK
1:21 IK Setup
3:04 IK Pole Target
4:20 IK Troubleshooting
5:43 Fix Foot Sinking
6:23 Fix Foot Disconnecting
7:12 Parent IK Pole to Target
7:50 Symmetrize IK
8:08 KEEP GOING!
*Full Course Playlist*
Find all currently released chapters of the course in the official Playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdcL5aF8ZcJsSWrFwmLsQvCIKisuyyMnU
Welcome to the *"Rigging isn't Scary" Course - Level 1*.
This is free Blender rigging tutorial.
This video will teach you the most important rigging "mechanism": Inverse Kinematics or IK.
0:00 Rig Mechanisms
0:39 What is Inverse Kinematics or IK
1:21 IK Setup
3:04 IK Pole Target
4:20 IK Troubleshooting
5:43 Fix Foot Sinking
6:23 Fix Foot Disconnecting
7:12 Parent IK Pole to Target
7:50 Symmetrize IK
8:08 KEEP GOING!
![[Blender 4.0 RIGIFY] ＃7-1: Custom Rigify Menus](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vzvB2u-o5ms/mqdefault.jpg "[Blender 4.0 RIGIFY] ＃7-1: Custom Rigify Menus
*Watch the full Rigify in Blender 4 Playlist*
Https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdcL5aF8ZcJuG3kKcVgQQz36E3JXzijEH
*Get free models to follow along with the videos*
https://academy.cgdive.com/courses/rigify-basics/1/lessons/1
*VIDEO DESCRIPTION*
This is Chapter 7-1 in the new and updated *Rigify Fundamentals* series for Blender 4.0 and beyond.
In this part we will create our own Custom Rigify Menus!
*RELATED LINKS*
❖Get the start files and other Downloads for free:
https://academy.cgdive.com/courses/rigify-basics
*VIDEO CHAPTERS*
0:00 Intro
1:32 Metarig Collections
4:28 Rig Menu
9:06 Rig Sub-Layers
16:11 Menu Clean-up
19:42 Bones on multiple Collections
23:08 Bone Collection UI Features
25:15 Pro tip Deform Collection
27:24 Shoulder Widget Fix
28:11 Well done & Next Chapter
(Ignore the weird word below, it doesnt mean anything:) )
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