Blender: Rig for standard male NPC - Revision history

Arcturus: /* Introduction */

2014-08-02T01:04:23Z

Introduction

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	Arcturus has kindly created a Blender rig based on a standard male npc for use in the Darkmod. The following is a basic guide to what he did. The original thread is [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/topic/14970-blender-rig-for-standard-male-npc/ here] for reference purposes. And here is an attached copy of the [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwPvgP85AGF1NDdYQ0dsNGVlQ28/edit?usp=sharing Blender file] for your convenience.		Arcturus has kindly created a Blender rig based on a standard male npc for use in the Darkmod. The following is a basic guide to what he did. The original thread is [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/topic/14970-blender-rig-for-standard-male-npc/ here] for reference purposes. And here is an attached copy of the [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwPvgP85AGF1NDdYQ0dsNGVlQ28/edit?usp=sharing Blender file] for your convenience.
			There's also a female version of the rig [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwPvgP85AGF1R2NJWnRhWlhBT0U/edit?usp=sharing here].

	=='''Lets begin'''==		=='''Lets begin'''==

Arcturus: /* Introduction */

2014-08-02T01:02:23Z

Introduction

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	Arcturus has kindly created a Blender rig based on a standard male npc for use in the Darkmod. The following is a basic guide to what he did. The original thread is [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/topic/14970-blender-rig-for-standard-male-npc/ here] for reference purposes. And here is an attached copy of the [https://drive.google.com/file/d/~~0BwPvgP85AGF1NHcxOWRxX3NKUEE~~/edit?usp=sharing Blender file] for your convenience.		Arcturus has kindly created a Blender rig based on a standard male npc for use in the Darkmod. The following is a basic guide to what he did. The original thread is [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/topic/14970-blender-rig-for-standard-male-npc/ here] for reference purposes. And here is an attached copy of the [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwPvgP85AGF1NDdYQ0dsNGVlQ28/edit?usp=sharing Blender file] for your convenience.

	=='''Lets begin'''==		=='''Lets begin'''==

Arcturus: /* Introduction */

2014-05-17T14:41:47Z

Introduction

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	Arcturus has kindly created a Blender rig based on a standard male npc for use in the Darkmod. The following is a basic guide to what he did. The original thread is [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/topic/~~14900~~-~~tdm~~-~~building~~-~~with~~-~~blender~~/~~page__pid__330075__st__25#entry330075~~ here] for reference purposes. And here is an attached copy of the [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwPvgP85AGF1NHcxOWRxX3NKUEE/edit?usp=sharing Blender file] for your convenience.		Arcturus has kindly created a Blender rig based on a standard male npc for use in the Darkmod. The following is a basic guide to what he did. The original thread is [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/topic/14970-blender-rig-for-standard-male-npc/ here] for reference purposes. And here is an attached copy of the [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwPvgP85AGF1NHcxOWRxX3NKUEE/edit?usp=sharing Blender file] for your convenience.

	=='''Lets begin'''==		=='''Lets begin'''==

Arcturus: /* Introduction */

2014-05-17T14:38:57Z

Introduction

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	Arcturus has kindly created a Blender rig based on a standard male npc for use in the Darkmod. The following is a basic guide to what he did. The original thread is [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/topic/14900-tdm-building-with-blender/page__pid__330075__st__25#entry330075 here] for reference purposes. And here is an attached copy of the [~~http~~://drive.google.com/file/d/~~0BwPvgP85AGF1N2pVZU1McWFIcFk~~/edit?usp=sharing Blender file] for your convenience		Arcturus has kindly created a Blender rig based on a standard male npc for use in the Darkmod. The following is a basic guide to what he did. The original thread is [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/topic/14900-tdm-building-with-blender/page__pid__330075__st__25#entry330075 here] for reference purposes. And here is an attached copy of the [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwPvgP85AGF1NHcxOWRxX3NKUEE/edit?usp=sharing Blender file] for your convenience.

	=='''Lets begin'''==		=='''Lets begin'''==

Arcturus: /* Introduction */

2014-02-15T16:34:28Z

Introduction

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	Arcturus has kindly created a Blender rig based on a standard male npc for use in the Darkmod. The following is a basic guide to what he did. The original thread is [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/topic/14900-tdm-building-with-blender/page__pid__330075__st__25#entry330075 here] for reference purposes. And here is an attached copy of the [~~https~~://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwPvgP85AGF1N2pVZU1McWFIcFk/edit?usp=sharing Blender file] for your convenience		Arcturus has kindly created a Blender rig based on a standard male npc for use in the Darkmod. The following is a basic guide to what he did. The original thread is [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/topic/14900-tdm-building-with-blender/page__pid__330075__st__25#entry330075 here] for reference purposes. And here is an attached copy of the [http://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwPvgP85AGF1N2pVZU1McWFIcFk/edit?usp=sharing Blender file] for your convenience

	=='''Lets begin'''==		=='''Lets begin'''==

Arcturus: /* Introduction */

2014-02-15T16:32:01Z

Introduction

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	Arcturus has kindly created a Blender rig based on a standard male npc for use in the Darkmod. The following is a basic guide to what he did. The original thread is [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/topic/14900-tdm-building-with-blender/page__pid__330075__st__25#entry330075 here] for reference purposes. And here is an attached copy of the [~~http~~://~~speedy~~.sh/~~hJ9jP~~/~~proguard-animations-13.08.03.7z~~ Blender file] for your convenience		Arcturus has kindly created a Blender rig based on a standard male npc for use in the Darkmod. The following is a basic guide to what he did. The original thread is [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/topic/14900-tdm-building-with-blender/page__pid__330075__st__25#entry330075 here] for reference purposes. And here is an attached copy of the [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwPvgP85AGF1N2pVZU1McWFIcFk/edit?usp=sharing Blender file] for your convenience

	=='''Lets begin'''==		=='''Lets begin'''==

Bikerdude: /* Conclusion */

2014-01-10T15:46:43Z

Conclusion

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	=='''Conclusion'''==		=='''Conclusion'''==

	The above tutorial should hopefully help some you budding animators, or maybe a mapper who needs a custom animation for their mission etc.		The above tutorial should hopefully help some of you budding animators, or maybe a mapper who needs a custom animation for their mission etc.

	Hope you enjoyed it.		Hope you enjoyed it.

Arcturus: /* Lets begin */

2014-01-06T19:24:08Z

Lets begin

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	* It's the same bones as the game model plus extra bones, you will need to use this rig to make animations. The rig from layer 3 will automatically copy all of its movements ~~and to~~ make it more tidy ~~you'll need to hide most~~ bones (but you can still see them in edit mode). ~~Arturus~~ also created custom models for some of the bones (those models are stored on other layer), this is how it looks with custom bone shapes:		* It's the same bones as the game model plus extra bones, you will need to use this rig to make animations. The rig from layer 3 will automatically copy all of its movements. To make it more tidy some of the bones are hidden (but you can still see them in edit mode). Arcturus also created custom models for some of the bones (those models are stored on other layer), this is how it looks with custom bone shapes:

	[[File:Blender_rig_04.png]]		[[File:Blender_rig_04.png]]

Arcturus at 19:20, 6 January 2014

2014-01-06T19:20:29Z

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	* The same with fingers:		* The same with fingers:

	[[File:~~Blender_rig_12~~.gif]]		[[File:Blender_rig_14.gif]]


	* For more advanced option, see - drivers. There are sliders that define whether certain bones will follow other bones:		* For more advanced option, see - drivers. There are sliders that define whether certain bones will follow other bones:

	[[File:~~Blender_rig_13~~.gif]]		[[File:Blender_rig_12.gif]]


	* And that's useful when you want hands to stay in place e.g. when character tries to push something heavy. The same with the neck:		* And that's useful when you want hands to stay in place e.g. when character tries to push something heavy. The same with the neck:

	[[File:~~Blender_rig_14~~.gif]]		[[File:Blender_rig_13.gif]]

Bikerdude: /* Conclusion */

2014-01-06T14:08:36Z

Conclusion

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	The above tutorial should hopefully help some you budding animators, or maybe a mapper who needs a custom animation for their mission etc.		The above tutorial should hopefully help some you budding animators, or maybe a mapper who needs a custom animation for their mission etc.

			Hope you enjoyed it.