Blender Advanced Ragdolls Made EASY! Full Tutorial!
Learn how to make realistic ragdoll simulations with soft tissue emulation, that can transition from keyframed characters, to ragdoll, and then back to keyframing!
For the completed scene files and a longer version of this tutorial that has additional explanations of why things work, visit the 3d illusions members area. The zip file is in the 'simulations' folder: https://3dillusions.gumroad.com/l/mem...
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Enjoy!
Cheers
Michael
3d-illusions.co.uk
00:00:49 - get character
00:00:55 - rig the character
00:01:17 - assign bones to control character mesh
00:01:28 - add ragdoll constraints to the character
00:02:08 - organise into collections
00:02:18 - create a backup animatable version
00:02:27 - create ragdoll collision geometry
00:02:36 - add physics to the ragdoll geometry
00:02:54 - assign the constraints to the physics geometry
00:03:36 - set up ragdoll rotation limits to emulate human anatomy
00:04:14 - necessary rigid body geometry amendments
00:04:34 - simulate soft tissue for realism
00:05:07 - control the armature with the ragdoll
00:05:54 - how to modify the ragdoll's starting pose
00:07:10 - interacting with other objects
00:07:16 - other cool ways to play with the ragdoll
00:07:54 - transition from keyframes to ragdoll on a single armature
00:11:03 - Transition from a second character to the ragdoll
00:14:22 - Bake the physics animation to keyframes
00:15:48 - revert back to using physics to control the character
00:16:24 - transition from the ragdoll back to keyframe character animation