Rigging Vehicles with Rigid Body Physics in Blender 3.0

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Matthew Blackwood

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1. Introduction

1. Introduction.mp4

02:50

2. Course Overview.mp4

03:47

2. Basic Tips

1. 1-Stay Organized!.mp4

02:46

2. 2-Modeling Primer.mp4

08:35

3. 3-Blender Crashing.mp4

01:48

4. 4-Troubleshooting.mp4

03:09

3. Rigid Body Basics

1. 1-Basic Setup.mp4

01:05

2. 2-Active and Passive.mp4

02:30

3. 3-Rigid Body Properties.mp4

14:01

4. Rigid Body Constraints

1.1 rigidbodyconstraints.zip

1. 1-Constraint Properties pt1.mp4

07:25

2.1 rigidbodyconstraints.zip

2. 2-Constraint Properties pt2.mp4

05:55

3. 3-Parenting Constraints.mp4

01:43

5. Rigid Body World

1. 1-Scene Properties.mp4

04:08

2. 2-Resetting the Simulation.mp4

02:59

3.1 cg inertia.zip

3. 3-CGs and Inertias.mp4

06:34

6. Duryea Gem

1.1 DuryeaGem ObjModel.zip

1. 1-Introduction to the Duryea Gem.mp4

00:38

2.1 duryea gem 02.zip

2.2 DuryeaGem ObjModel.zip

2. 2-Importing the Model.mp4

03:46

3.1 duryea gem 03.zip

3. 3-Rigid Bodies.mp4

07:16

4.1 duryea gem 04.zip

4. 4-First Constraints.mp4

08:03

5.1 duryea gem 05.zip

5. 5-First Test.mp4

03:58

6.1 duryea gem 06.zip

6. 6-Adding Steering.mp4

02:21

7.1 duryea gem 07.zip

7. 7-Controller.mp4

02:24

8.1 duryea gem 08.zip

8. 8-Motor Drivers.mp4

06:31

9.1 duryea gem 09.zip

9. 9-Steering Motor Driver.mp4

06:55

10.1 duryea gem 10.zip

10. 10-Chase Camera.mp4

03:12

11.1 duryea gem 11.zip

11. 11-Parenting the Modeled Parts.mp4

03:39

12.1 duryea gem 12.zip

12. 12-Rotating the Steering Wheel.mp4

04:31

13.1 duryea gem 13.zip

13. 13-Test Track.mp4

03:15

14.1 duryea gem 14.zip

14. 14-Preload & Tuning.mp4

05:08

15.1 duryea gem 15.zip

15. 15-Animating & Keyframing.mp4

04:05

16.1 Code for the Blender Modal template.html

16.2 Code to install a python library for Blender.html

16.3 duryea gem 16.zip

16. 16-Game Controller (Experimental-Windows).mp4

15:19

7. Replacing Empties

1. 1-Introduction.mp4

03:39

2.1 07-replacing empties 02.zip

2. 2-Base Parts pt1.mp4

09:31

3.1 07-replacing empties 02.zip

3. 2-Base Parts pt2.mp4

06:14

4.1 07-replacing empties 02.zip

4. 2-Base Parts pt3.mp4

04:16

5.1 07-replacing empties 03.zip

5. 3-Adding Drivers pt1.mp4

08:35

6.1 07-replacing empties 03.zip

6. 3-Adding Drivers pt2.mp4

01:48

7.1 07-replacing empties 03.zip

7. 3-Adding Drivers Pt3.mp4

07:07

8.1 07-replacing empties 04.zip

8. 4-Assemblies pt1.mp4

08:14

9.1 07-replacing empties 04.zip

9. 4-Assemblies pt2.mp4

06:22

10.1 07-replacing empties 04.zip

10. 4-Assemblies pt3.mp4

13:46

11.1 07-replacing empties 05.zip

11. 5-Assembly Armatures pt1.mp4

05:02

12.1 07-replacing empties 05.zip

12. 5-Assembly Armatures pt2.mp4

07:30

8. Suspension Design

1. 1-Introduction.mp4

00:51

2. 2-Basic Measurements.mp4

02:40

3. 3-Static Measurements.mp4

04:52

4. 4-Dynamic Changes.mp4

12:10

9. Jalopy

1. 1-Introduction.mp4

02:27

2.1 jalopy 02.zip

2.2 Jalopy OBJ.zip

2. 2-Importing Model.mp4

03:22

3.1 07-replacing empties 05.zip

3.2 jalopy 03.zip

3. 3-Generic Double Wishbone.mp4

07:13

4.1 AlignBalls.zip

4.2 jalopy 04.zip

4. 4-Merge and Align with Model.mp4

07:02

5.1 jalopy 05.zip

5. 5-Parenting.mp4

01:33

6.1 jalopy 06.zip

6. 6-Mirroring.mp4

06:04

7.1 jalopy 07.zip

7. 7-Generic Solid Axle.mp4

13:07

8.1 jalopy 08.zip

8. 8-Merge,Parent,Mirror.mp4

07:53

9.1 jalopy 09.zip

9. 9-Make it Drive.mp4

09:22

10.1 jalopy 10.zip

10. 10-Test and Tune.mp4

06:31

11.1 jalopy 11.zip

11. 11-Steering Wheel.mp4

09:20

12.1 jalopy 12.zip

12. 12-Animating a Spring.mp4

07:34

13.1 jalopy 13.zip

13. 13-Animating a Leaf Spring.mp4

09:01

14.1 controller.zip

14.2 jalopy 14.zip

14. 14-Jalopy Conclusion.mp4

02:43

10. Setting Up For Production

1.1 parts.zip

1. Introduction.mp4

01:29

2.1 parts.zip

2.2 production 02.zip

2. 2-Sway Bar.mp4

08:32

3.1 production 03.zip

3. 3-Tire Deflection Part 1.mp4

17:11

4.1 production 03.zip

4. 3-Tire Deflection Part 2.mp4

15:57

5.1 production 04.zip

5. 4-Final Setup Part 1.mp4

15:39

6.1 production 04.zip

6. 4-Final Setup Part 2.mp4

07:09

7.1 production 05.zip

7. 5-Setting Up Suspensions Part 1.mp4

06:53

8.1 production 05.zip

8. 5-Setting Up Suspensions Part 2.mp4

10:33

9.1 jalopy.zip

9.2 production 06 render.zip

9. 6-Applying to the Jalopy.mp4

29:00

11. Quick Projects

1. Introduction.mp4

01:02

2.1 drawbridge final.zip

2.2 drawbridge.zip

2. Draw Bridge.mp4

05:41

3.1 production 05.zip

3.2 production macphersonstrut.zip

3. MacPherson Strut.mp4

07:21

4.1 production twistbeam.zip

4. Twist Beam.mp4

03:39

5.1 nissanleaf final2.zip

5.2 nissanleaf.zip

5. Nissan Leaf.mp4

19:42

6.1 towtruck final.zip

6.2 towtruck.zip

6. Tow Truck.mp4

22:47

7.1 towtruck drift.zip

7. Drifting Tow Truck.mp4

09:11

8.1 towtruck towing.zip

8. Towing Tow Truck.mp4

10:31

9. Tesla.mp4

30:10

12. Conclusion

1.1 99-Conclusion.mp4

00:55

1. Congratulations!.mp4

00:55

2. Bonus.mp4

01:47

Description

Use Blender's physics engine to create more accurate motion for your vehicle animations

What You'll Learn?

Learn how to rig and tune 5 different vehicles that you can "drive" in real time
Create accurate, simulated suspension geometries - Trailing arm, Double wishbone, Solid Axle, MacPherson Strut and Twist Beam
Learn the basics of suspension design
Learn techniques that will allow you to efficiently rig a drivable vehicle in about 30 minutes
Techniques in this course can be expanded to other machinery eg robots, cranes etc.
Learn the basics and caveats of Rigid Bodies and Rigid Body Constraints in Blender

Who is this for?

Blender users that want to more accurately simulate the motion of a vehicle

Blender users who want to learn how to simulate complex mechanical systems with rigid bodies

Blender users who enjoy learning unique ways of doing things!

What You Need to Know?

Blender 3.0+

Some experience in Blender is helpful but not required

No Addons required

Starts with the basics of Rigid Bodies

More details

Description
This course will walk you through a more realistic way of rigging your vehicle using Blender's Physics engine.Â By using Rigid Bodies and Rigid Body Constraints, you can literally drive your vehicle through your scene.Â This method lets the physics engine calculate all the vehicle's motion like, camber angles, wheel speeds, body roll, brake dive etc, making your vehicle's motion much more realistic!Â
The techniques used in this course are aimed at making the finicky nature of using Rigid Bodies more manageable and efficient. While some knowledge of Blender is helpful, this course starts from beginner friendly introductions to Rigid Bodies and Constraints.Â
Blender 3.0+ is recommended, no addons required.Â Only very light modeling is used, course includes all the models used. Completed .blend files included for all applicable lectures.Â All vehicles are based on 3d Scanned real vehicles.Â Â
This course goes over:
Rigid Bodies and Constraints
The Rigid Body World
Custom Properties
Drivers
Physics
Vehicle Suspensions
Armatures and Inverse Kinematics
A few different suspension types are explored:Â Double Wishbone, Solid Axle, Trailing Arm, MacPherson Strut, and Twist Beam.
By the end of the course you will be able to "drive" a vehicle around a dynamic scene all by adjusting driver inputs:Â Acceleration, Braking, Steering, Parking Brake and Target Speed.Â An experimental section to control your vehicle using an XBox One (or similar) controller is also included (only tested in Windows).Â
Who this course is for:
Blender users that want to more accurately simulate the motion of a vehicle
Blender users who want to learn how to simulate complex mechanical systems with rigid bodies
Blender users who enjoy learning unique ways of doing things!

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I have a Masters and Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alabama and am a registered Professional Engineer. In my professional career I started out doing structural dynamics at NASA on the (now canceled) Ares I. I then did a short stint performing data analysis on Blackhawk helicopters before working 4 years at a small accident reconstruction firm. In 2015 I started Scanning Cars LLC which does a lot of work in the accident reconstruction field focusing on processing 3d Scan data. I use many programs including custom scripts written in python to process the data. The programs I use the most are Blender, Rhino 3D, Meshlab, and Faro Scene. I am a 3d printing enthusiast currently developing techniques for 3d printing model cars. My hobbies include my job :), running, biking and spending time with my family.

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