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BlenRig 5 for Blender 2.8 (V1.04)
This is the official master release of BlenRig, an auto-rigging and skinning system that provides users with a feature film quality rig, including an advanced facial system.
The current version only supports biped characters, but more presets will be supported in the near future.
Rig creation includes:
- _BlenRig armature
- _BlenRig Mesh Deform cage and Lattices
- _Basic body mesh for creating low resolution proxy versions of the characters.
Install
Download the BlenRig .zip file.
Blender allows to install .zip addons easily. Open User Preferences, go to the Add-on tab, and press "Install From File". Then browse to the download directory where the zip is.
Usage
You will find the rig in the Object Add Panel, under the Armature Menu.
In the View3d Sidebar you will find all the animation controls. In the Armature Data Panel you will find all the rigging related tools. Check out the Docs section for a quickstart quide.
System Requirements for animation:
Minimum Processor spec: Intel i3 or AMD equivalent. In this type of computer a high resolution character will roughly reach 24 fps.
Recommended Processor spec: Intel i7 or AMD equivalent. In this type of computer most rigged high resolution characters will run at 35+ fps. Low resolution proxy versions may run at 50+ fps.
Get the latest version
BlenRig is GPL. The latest (development) version is always available on GitLab.
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33 comments
Hi, i'm using blender 2.82 and it's so different to 2.7, so i can't understand the tutorial of Blenrig 5 in youtube :(. Is there any tutorial for blender 2.8 out there? Please help
@HarryQ
@Sandra Tinti
Can you fix the problem with CTRL-C that activates the annoying addon?
*@Luciano Muñoz* pretty please!
*@Luciano Muñoz* Jaja, ya sabía que ibas a aparecer vos reclamando esto! En la próxima versión prometo que lo cambio :D, esto es solo un traspaso a 2.8, nada nuevo :)
*@Juan Pablo Bouza* soy como el fantasma de las navidades pasadas!
Awesome! Thank you JP for your amazing work on this.
thanks JP, i am really looking forward for blender 2.8 update...i am already used BlenRig 5 for some my character...quick question though, where do BlenRig 5 control menu, cause in 2.79 i can find it in toolbar but not in 2.8. i already wacth video by Hjalti Hjalmarsson that use your rig in spring which such a game changing movie, using blender 2.8 and he can found it in active tool menu but i can't seems to find it there, so please enlighten me Rig Guru. and again awesome job
*@bekraf2* Never mind already found it
*@bekraf2* Hi, I'm having the same problem that you were, where did you find it in the end?
*@Simon Taylor* in right side of 3D view, or you can press hot key "N" on 3D view, then you will able to find it under view menu....hope it will help
Good Job!! Where can I find a quadruped rig? F.e. that is used for Autumn in SPRING.
*@Frank Reiser* You can find autumn and his rig here: https://cloud.blender.org/p/spring/5ca5db31bad6100b1908f534
Hello Juan Pablo! Thanks a lot for great BlenRig 5. But IK/FK snapping of hand and head does work incorrect if I'm not mistaken. When switching it occurs jerking.
Hello Juan, pardon me for asking a beginner question but am having a tough time rigging a model with with a skirt. Basically any cloth that does not fit tightly to the character( capes, trench coats etc). I find that in the provided blend files on the cloud, there is usually another deformer mesh cage for such clothes but am failing to replicate it. Any feedback from anyone would be greatly appreciated as well. Thanks in anticipation.
*@Frank Adjei* it's though, hehe. If the cloth follows the body, then you can just duplicate the mdef cage as you had seen. But if it doesn't as with the skirt you mention, what I do is to just use the body cage, then I cut the legs, add bones for the flaps of the skirt and weight paint the new cage of the skirt with those flap bones. Just keep in mind that a mesh deform cage needs to be a closed geometry, so don't leave any gaps on it. So yes, that's basically it, just pain and suffering... if not, just look at the Agent 327 cloth rig... it's damn crazy... but the only solution if you want the cloth to be rigged manually... Otherwise you go into the cloth simulation realm. By the way, I don't receive notifications for these messages so if you wanna ask something else, you can do it here https://blenderartists.org/t/blenrig-5-public-release/660103/225
*@Juan Pablo Bouza* I studied the files and arrived at the same conclusion also thanks for confirming it.
hai, is there blenRig for games ?
Hola Juan Pablo y Sav Martin, estoy empezando a dar mis primeros pasos de rigguear, para usar en personajes que modele tomados de internet, para aprender, y no descarto a futuro poder hacer personajes propios, es todo un reto, pero se que con tu herramienta se hará mas fácil. Saludos desde Tucumán, Argentina y MIL GRACIAS por el trabajo que realizas para facilitarnos las cosas.
Hello. Could you tell me how can I show blenrig mdef cage in blender 2.8? I'm using this version(1.04). But I can't. I'm bothered by this problem long time.
*@kj17060* Sorry, I resolved it.
Sorry, I just realized that I posted this in the "Blenrig 5 for Blender 2.7x" forum. Hi Juan Pablo, I've searched for an answer, and can't find one. I've made it through some of Chapter 7 of the tutorials (weight painting the hands) while rigging my character, and I've discovered that the bone "fing_thumb_1_def_L" bends the wrong way (downward instead of toward the fingers) when I try to close the fist with "hand_close_L." I've rolled the bone every way I can possibly try (and then pressed the "custom aligns" button afterward), and it still bends downward instead of inward. My .blend file can be downloaded here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/l9l2k3rkfrdwkoz/SudoDuck15-Rigging-Ch07-04-ThumbProblem.blend?dl=0 I'd be very grateful for some insight (from anyone). Thanks for this amazing add-on!
Hey there, for the folks that looking for methods to import blenrig animation to game engine, I just successfully imported mine into the latest Unreal 4 engine, with facial animation. It works out quite well. I just redid the weight paint on the deform cage onto the original model and combined all separate parts into one. my blender version is 2.82(cus I was using UDIM).
*@Rong Fu* Hey
Sorry, I don't have an answer for you, but a question. So, like I was saying (In my post just overhead before I saw you post.) I'm using blender 2.82 too, but I can't find the BlenRig 5 Controls Panel. It seems that you don't have the same issue than I, so do you have any ideas why I can't no see it ? Or maybe I mistaken where I'm suppose to find it ?
I'm looking on the sidebar (when you press N to toggle View Properties (it open a little window with the Tool, Item,View, Edit, and some add-on to) sorry it's maybe obvious, but I want to be shure we are talking of the same thing)
Thank's Lucy :)
(Sorry if I have make fault, english isn't my mother tongue ^^)
*@lucy.cartoon* oh sorry I didn't see your reply! If you have any more questions please comment me, glad to help
Hi ! I'm a user of Blender 2.82, and I just intall BlenRig 5, I can't find the BlenRig 5 Controls Panel. Is that because of my version of blender ? (I restrart blender but it still not here :( )
*@lucy.cartoon* It now shows up in the right side panel (N Key) when you have the rig selected in Pose mode.
*@Alexander Chamberlain* OOOOOOHHH ! Thank you so much !!!!
1st: The tutorial is hard to follow because of the 2,7 blender version, i see a lot of people having troubles here.
2st :Although i had hard time to find the bake mesh button, i found it but, In 2.82 blender version, the 2.8(v1.04) addon version of BlenRig comes with an script error when Baking the mesh, so we cant proceed further.
Hi i will sale characters with this rig but i cant find the licence of this addon. Have you a info for me?
@Daniel G license info can be found on the top of this very page directly under the title.... it's this one: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
I hope I will be able to follow the tutorials in never version of blender. I am renewing my skill for new version, but I fear its too different :D Anyway Thakns for sharing :)