Create a Ball Rig for Animation Practice

[@IJaba27]

At 8:13, make sure to select the top bone first then the large middle bone before hitting Ctrl+Alt+C to apply 'Stretch to'.

[@nicoladelogu7516]

I have a problem, with 3.5 this shortcut don't work, i tried add manually but same problem

[@puddyman]

I agree with below comments, this is a fantastic resource, you clearly know your stuff and I really appreciate you sharing this. I finally got this working after restarting 4-5 times and multiple re-watches, but you jump between modes so quick and use shortcuts that are hard to follow it could really do with going a little slower in future, love it though. thanks!

[@alex_alex723]

This is the most *amazing,* and *utterly and entirely under-exposed* blender channel I have *ever been so blessed as to come across in my days as a blender-er.* Thank you. *we literally love you.*

[@lucianomunoz]

THanks Alex, means a ton.

[@asadhussain9265]

For anyone who didn't know on how to change bone layer: go to pose mode and press m and to add a new bone in a layer go to edit mode and press shift A

[@lucianomunoz]

you rockstar!

[@anmol6836]

hi, why we require to make the center of gravity(COG), and just why? Any practical example or illustration for this like this COG bone help at some point to prevent animation breakdown or something else?

[@ranguy1379]

7:40 This is so simple! I have been trying to do that for months, I have asked in every forum, nobody could help me. I was getting so frustrated with lattices and stuff. Bruh. I just had to watch this video.

[@mashaskrileva6589]

im on the same way? but it doesnt works for me(

[@Dylanh93186]

Hey thanks so much for this! Definitely on more of an intermediate side in terms of tools, but I'm using it to refine my rigging fundamentals so this is all great for me! Also it was funny when you said 3.0 was just a number because of how it evolved over the Alpha. And I know this video's a while ago, but just wanna share that Bone Collections in 4.0 are a godsend for organization :) Thanks again for this!

[@lucianomunoz]

Thanks for your nice words Dylan!, yeah Im so glad for bone collections!

[@jordanvegas3999]

Thank you so much for this detailed tutorial. Although it was pretty rough to follow along, I have never expected blender to have all these cool technical features to work with.

[@lucianomunoz]

Glad it was helpful!

[@fhinpus]

Whenever I'm trying to add stretch to constraint, the upper stretch bone faces to inside of ball, and instead stretching and squashing the ball, the bone itself is stretching and squashing. Lol what do i do?

[@fhinpus]

Turns out i had to select both top stretch and MCH-Stretch and add stretch to constraint

[@lucianomunoz]

Glad you solved it!

[@MrChulo-kc7lg]

@@fhinpus You saved my life, thank you

[@lucianomunoz]

I should have been a doctor!

[@N00BleSouP24]

please show your outliner so we can tell what is going on, and maybe explain more. Should the newly created rotation bone be an unparented and disconnected bone too? what button are you even pressing to get the radial menu for aligning cursor to selected? what hotkey is the add new bone? How did you select the above and below line after only selecting the middle edge when texturing the line on the ball? 0 troubleshooting steps in case something isn't working. Luckily I have a degree in rigging using Maya to rig characters already, otherwise I don't know if I'd be able to follow at all. Good luck if this is your only tutorial. Takes 4+ hours to figure out a 15 minute lesson.

[@seenu55]

man, i wonder the sameee,,....!!!! iI AM STRUGGLING WITH SAME SITATION. #LollypopMan plese replyy,(i am watching this tutorial after 3 years :-((((((((((((((((or else someone help us )))))))))))))))))

[@dreamparacite]

Was just looking to make one of these today and learned some new things too, thanks for the timely video!

[@lucianomunoz]

Glad i can be of help!

[@okanyenen8485]

You give new and practical information about the blender, thank you very much! :)

[@lucianomunoz]

My pleasure!

[@ramdogproductions]

@2:07 what is hiding and not displayed that allows the two tone color to work? I can't seem to get the secondary color. Thank you for making this tutorial

[@mariocasallas]

I've been rigging for a time now and this tutorial really took me back to school.

[@lucianomunoz]

I'm glad it was useful!

[@My_baby_land]

Teaching methods is hammering.

[@lucianomunoz]

i know i suck.

[@DryadDryAgain]

Thank you, this is exactly what I needed!

[@lucianomunoz]

happy to help!

[@mhp9868]

Hey thanks for making this tutorial. Kind of difficult to follow but I've managed to make the rig. It's fun to play with ball rig haha.

[@lucianomunoz]

Yay!

[@Good-w7k7o]

I did it 🥳🥳

[@lucianomunoz]

[@89emeza]

liking before i watch. i know this will be good

[@lucianomunoz]

[@dirkvoltaar]

Just discovered your fantastic channel Luciano!

[@lucianomunoz]

Thank you Erik!, means a ton :)

[@cschilb5]

Why was 11:04 - 11:55 sped up? Can't really tell what you did and can't tell how to follow along.

[@lucianomunoz]

oh so sorry!

[@rajehalrajeh639]

When I parent the upper and lower stretch to the COG, the upper and lower bones do not follow the COG as it is being moved in pose mode.

[@lucianomunoz]

Did you parent them in edit mode?

[@mgnrvnn4199]

Same I don’t know what I‘m doing wrong 😭 I followed everything but I‘m stuck at the last COG part before „making it pretty“.

[@terryrhuebottom]

I'm getting a menu when I hit Ctrl-P to parent top stretch and bottom stretch bones to COG bone. I'm so confused on this.

[@terryrhuebottom]

So I think it was happening because I was in Pose mode trying to parent. I switched to edit mode and while a much smaller menu did pop up it made sense for me to just hit 'enter' right after that. I kind of get where people say that it is presented too fast but it's nothing that going over a section of the video a few times and looking to see what mode you are working in to get the same result you did. It's been a massive help and I'm positive I figured it out. When in doubt rewind and look to see what mode he is in (Object, Pose, Edit) it will help a lot.

[@martinschifer3603]

Hey I followed a part of your rigify series, is there a way to limit the angles of the rig? I used your tutorials to make an arm rig but the fingers can bend upwards. How can I fix that?

[@atoaster2070]

You can add a Limit Rotation constraint.

[@lucianomunoz]

yes!

[@D34TH-C0D3]

Can I get the order of parent hierarchy. Trying to follow your video on a phone is not doing me any favors. Considering I don't know most of the buttons you press that don't show up in the corner. Though when I make new bones they show up as individual armatures. That's why I need the order

[@andreybagrichuk5365]

So nice content, pleasant, understandable and works super good

[@MrSkinnynerd03]

Thank you so much for this!

[@lucianomunoz]

Glad it was helpful!

[@the_3d_cookie]

Very beautiful tutorial thanks

[@lucianomunoz]

You are welcome 😊

[@cleaf1592]

everytime i parent them only the middle one controls the ball how do i fix this?

[@lucianomunoz]

youre parenting it in the wrong order :)

[@cleaf1592]

@@lucianomunoz omg thank you i was trying to add this rig to a slime i created thank you so much it finally works.

[@an1_mate]

learn a lot, thanks !!

[@lucianomunoz]

My pleasure!

[@Oxtorayk]

Thanks!

[@lucianomunoz]

No problem!, glad it helps!

[@moldysann7083]

When I try parenting the main bone to the rotation bone as you did, The bottom of the child "Rotation bone" translates up to the top of the ball and not inside it, What am I doing wrong?

[@moldysann7083]

Never mind I worked it out I just had to experiment and not follow exactly what was shown lol Weird right ! But thanks for the awesome tutorial! Very helpful regardless !!

[@lucianomunoz]

glad you found a solution!

[@KommissarManul]

You are totally awesome, thanks soo much!

[@lucianomunoz]

You are totally awesome, thanks !

[@jkartz92]

The COG and Rotation won't have any relations? can't we use the rotation bone as COG itself?

[@lucianomunoz]

its better to have them as separate options as it allows for more flexibility when animating.

[@Osselminator]

Great tutorial, thanks! :)

[@lucianomunoz]

You're welcome!, glad you like it!

[@inoyashakitbu1178]

which screencast add-on did you use ?

[@lucianomunoz]

Carnac its not a blender screencast addon its a standalone free app

[@mahendrangovindhasamy1603]

very useful presentation.

[@lucianomunoz]

Glad it was helpful

[@ganapathym3664]

Thank you so much

[@lucianomunoz]

You're most welcome

[@MUHIL]

When is the next video coming!? 😀

[@lucianomunoz]

I don't know!

[@paulk.794]

@@lucianomunoz great content, and really appreciate but I had a question...would it make it difference in the animation result if the rigs were done with empties instead of bones

[@GarviHere]

How do i change the splash screen 😮

[@lucianomunoz]

That's for a future video i'm creating!, but you basically create an app template and throw an image in there!

[@GarviHere]

@@lucianomunoz Great thanks 😊

[@Tettoffensive]

For me when I pressed 'I' to key, it still keyed all the locked transform properties. Is there some setting I missed that prevents this?

[@lucianomunoz]

did you use "whole character (selected bones)" keying set?

[@Flandelacasa]

is it possible to be able to rig it so the stretch bone is bendy and the rotator of the ball imitates de shape of the bendy bone?

[@lucianomunoz]

possibly!, tell me if you figure it out!

[@tapoolkeer]

Is it good rig organization? Why ROOT bone is not parent of MCH, and TOP and BOTTOM bone is not parent of MCH?

[@lucianomunoz]

gotta rewatch my video to see what youre talking about, will get back to you soon.

[@ppluisa.6800]

Hola, una pregunta. ¿que pecio tiene el que puedas realizar un personaje con su rig?

[@lucianomunoz]

cuatrocientos chillones de pesos de chimbarongo.

[@omgbutterbee7978]

This part is driving me crazy :( I'm sorry for commenting on a months old tutorial but whenever I try to scale the stretch bone on the z axis it is not scaling outward from the COG like in the video, it's scaling from the top of the bone downward only, moving the COG and causing the rotation to be very messed up. Can anyone help me understand what I've done wrong? I have been going frame by frame to try and copy this tutorial exactly for hours :(

[@lucianomunoz]

So sorry if it isnt clear enough!

[@oldman4193]

@@lucianomunoz how do you take the wireframe display from the ball in your edit mode view?

[@oldman4193]

@@lucianomunoz Nvm

[@kaotykberi4433]

Thank you for the tutorial, can you also make something where it shows how to use this ball rig in bouncing animation?

[@lucianomunoz]

I had been thinking about that!, cheers!

[@UNOCASTILLO]

good info, thanks. but hard to follow. took me some time but ui did it.

[@lucianomunoz]

Great job!

[@bww3b]

This is terrific, Luciano. Many thanks. Do you have any tips on how one might modify this to add a simple control to easily rotate the axis of stretching?

[@lucianomunoz]

Didnt I build a control to do that?

[@jkartz92]

why XYZ euler at the end?

[@lucianomunoz]

Because quaternions in blender kinda suck.

[@pariyanaseri-hagh1730]

i dont get the thing with the bone layers help Q_Q

[@lucianomunoz]

Yeah i know its kinda messy.

[@Art-dt6jr]

Sir g Reply plz I'm waiting #1.Can Animbot create rig controls Like Blender rigify And #2. Animbot create character skeleton with aromatic weight Like Blender human meta #If not I first create manually bone skeleton Rig controls driver

[@oleg.bissing]

I tried to follow your instructions, but even with the 0.5 speed it took me about 10 minutes to do what you did in 10 seconds. Unfortunately it is a torture what you did here, not a tutorial or whatever. And the worst is that you had a good intention and knowledge to make a good one. So PLEASE next time: do it slowly, show every step you do. Those little things would change it all. But for now I lost 3+ hours and did not get the result needed.

[@lucianomunoz]

Sorry about that, i'll do better next time.

[@3behappy]

while you are kinda right about speed, still, its not as bad as you described. I am nowhere near being even advanced in modeling or animation and could replicated desired result for me from this video without problem. My advise is: try ONLY watching without doing anything, skip technical details(hotkeys and so on) and just understand the logic of bones relationship, maybe draw some sketch or diagram, whatever helps you. Also, maybe look some tutorials about bones first if you are not familiar with them, because this video implies that you already know the basics.

[@carolina.ascanio]

Thank you so much Luciano. I needed it! Si no es mucho pedir, Please, could you share the file too? For you were just 15 minutes. If I did it, it would take me one decade.

[@lucianomunoz]

Glad to help!, well the point is that you learn the video is 15 mins, so it should take you maximum an hour following step by step ! good luck!

[@mastro3d]

If you don't show the tree structure in the outliner, it becomes very difficult to follow what you do.

[@Bayseyra]

Thanks for tutorial rigging blender 3d

[@lucianomunoz]

[@mjavier456]

I want to scream... everytime i try to do it i always fail at something else... need to put 0.5 speed and i see that everyone seems to do it pretty quickly... i want to die srsly. Btw, in 10:40 is an example of why you shouldnt like rush the things... i know you are a pro and know how everything in blender works... but me as someone that im trying to learn i spend 1 hour in that specific area and still cant pass because dont know what you did there because there is too many hotkeys that you are using...

[@lucianomunoz]

I'm so sorry !, I'll try to do better next time :)

[@mjavier456]

@@lucianomunoz Thanks :,)

[@outtoplay]

Love your stuff. Has Deadpool been updated? I was gonna pick him up for body mechanics, but noticed you wrote that 2.8 didn't agree with him. Thanks.

[@lucianomunoz]

it hasnt been updated no, but when i get some holidays i'll do an update pass to all characters :)

[@vinodvs8865]

Waiting for your next video

[@lucianomunoz]

me too! :D

[@vinodvs8865]

@@lucianomunoz :-)

[@paolofurani]

great :) tut

[@lucianomunoz]

Thanks Pablo!

[@rukhsanamustafa3074]

LUCIANO WHERE ARE YOU. ITS BEEN THREE MONTHS

[@lucianomunoz]

I'm sorry just very low energy to make videos, I've got some in progress but never have enough time and energy to finish em, so at some point ill take a holiday and work on catching up!

[@fuzzkii]

Buenos videos aún que no todos están traducidos pero gracias por tu aporte 👍

[@lucianomunoz]

me alegro que sirvan de algo !

[@picklesplaysgames975]

Im disappointed in this tutorial honestly. He didn't delete the default cube :

[@lucianomunoz]

now im disappointed in myself. thank you.

[@PRc00k13z]

make an updated version where you dont refer to really important shit as "this guy and that guy", while also making it very clear what is parented to what.

[@lucianomunoz]

or ...

[@BloodBless420]

when i scale the MCH bone, it scales in the object mode but when i switch into edit mode it is not scaled? Wtf? i feel reading these comments like im the only one that finds this tutorial frustrating in each step. Am i retarded?

[@lucianomunoz]

no, there are more people that are very frustrated by that tutorial, maybe I'll do it again eventually

[@philosophyfrog2653]

Good tutorial but really stupid to put your cam on top of an essential part of the interface.

[@lucianomunoz]

I just thought you were smart enough to figure it out.

[@tusiel]

Oiga maquina bajale un cambio a los shortcut asi llegas a mas audiencia!

[@lucianomunoz]

Y si le subo?

[@DodaGarcia]

Am I the only one dumbfounded from finding out you could rig stuff like that??

[@lucianomunoz]

Dont treat your self like that my friend!, I'm glad I helped you discover something new!

[@soloagradable]

Los que somos latinos y nos toco aprender ingles jajaj

[@lucianomunoz]

nos toca lo que nos toca :D

[@fernandobarradas5912]

try to go slower... You do it great but as much i go back in the video i cannot do what u do

[@stellameris7441]

its really hard to follow which bones your talking about, would help if you displayed the names and refered to them ... "this guy" "this guy" is really not helpful. but expect of that its a great tutorial.. thank you

[@lucianomunoz]

thanks that's very helpful feedback!

[@anjayharris]

This guy, that guy, 😢 WHAT GUY??? Tell the freaking bone name that you have selected... What mode are you in, Pose? Edit? Object? Absolutely useless

[@lucianomunoz]

my favourite kind of comments :)

[@darshanbaruah4184]

If u are making a tutorial consider doing things slowly. Or else no one can follow what u are doing.

[@lucianomunoz]

Noted!

[@davidhallows2389]

Excruciating to follow, despite your great knowledge unfortunately.

[@nrs1403]

Very poor explanation due to urgency

[@lucianomunoz]

Very poor urgency due to explanation

[@Udenaga1]

You are going to fast, don't spend time to explain everything, the result is good, but need to slow it by an half to trying to understand what you are doing...

[@demoTrader2]

uhmmmmmmm

[@lucianomunoz]

what? dont you like it?

[@demoTrader2]

@@lucianomunoz Haha, nothing oooo, Thank you for the tutorial

[@EmmanuelLogah-u1y]

You really understand what you are doing and I know that. But trust me bro, your method of teaching is mid and not good for beginners. 😪😪 Is like you are lecturing, not teaching. Beginners will have a hard time understanding what you are doing. I have been using blender for two years modeling and rigging low poly characters, and making videos for my KZbin channel, but this is the first time I have watched a video for 4 times and I was still not sure what I was consuming. 🤦‍♀ I guess I have to keep searching KZbin for other explanations

[@lucianomunoz]

Sounds perfect, my videos aren't aimed at beginners :), they're all aimed at intermediate to advanced artists that are looking to learn blender. Thanks for being here tho, you're more than welcome.

[@EmmanuelLogah-u1y]

@@lucianomunoz I am intermediate. Did you read what I commented at all ? Bro 🤦‍♂

[@ajaysk5631]

I'm Sorry but this one sucks (way of you explain)