Rigify: Intro to Blender Rigify

Pablo (Apes Ascendance)
3 min readJan 22, 2023

Rigify helps in to automate the flow and creation of character rigs is a FREE addon for Blender Open Source, and one strong solution for indie game developers.

Character Design created with AI

What is rigging and why is important for 3D animation?

Rigging is the process of constructing a virtual skeleton for a character or object in a 3D animation. It’s important because it makes it possible to move the character or object in a realistic and believable way. The rig is usually created using a set of connected bones and joints, which can be manipulated to move the character or object. The rig also provides a framework which is used to apply textures, materials, and even animation behaviors.

To give life to characters for video games and films.

Rigify

✔️Building-block approach, where you build complex and complete rigs out of smaller rig parts ( arms, legs, spines, fingers, tentacles…).

✔️Rigify is a tool that helps users quickly create character rigs in Blender. It automates the process by creating an armature and creating bones
and deformers, as well as adding constraints and customizing the rig. It is a powerful tool for creating animation-ready rigs for 3D characters.

How lo learn Rigify?

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