{"id":292,"date":"2026-05-29T21:24:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T21:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rivals2.com\/workshop-dev\/?post_type=knowledgebase&p=292"},"modified":"2026-07-28T16:35:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:35:05","slug":"sockets-and-zapped-skeleton","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/rivals2.com\/workshop\/knowledge-base\/character-creation\/sockets-and-zapped-skeleton\/","title":{"rendered":"Rig Your Character"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With your character modeled and UV unwrapped it is time to start thinking about animation, however altering the scale of a character once you’ve begun animating it can be tricky, be sure to apply any transforms to your character mesh ( Select your mesh and click object\/Apply\/Scale) and check it against ROA2 character models before proceeding.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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  1. Prepare the mesh. Ensure that the character mesh is facing the right way and is correctly scaled,then apply transforms<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Set up the armature (Either from scratch or use Rigify<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Bind character to this skeleton (armature) and adjust skin weights. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Set up control rig for animation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Prepare your Mesh<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    Each Scale axis of your mesh should have a value of 1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The dimensions are the true size of your object and will be a proper representation of real world scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Ensure that the character is facing the -Y direction in Blender and compare it to other character models\/scenes in the workshop project to get a sense of it’s scale. Often a character will feel smaller once it is in an idle pose, so consider this when checking your proportions.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Before a character can be posed the geometry must be bound or “skinned” to a skeleton of joints called an armature. The armature is then connected to a series of animation controls called a “Rig”.

    While it is possible to animate your character’s armature directly, it is highly recommended to instead build a control rig for your character, and animate using these controls.

    Rigging is an advanced skill set that can be daunting to learn, however Blender plugins can help immensely with getting started quickly.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/2.81\/addons\/rigging\/rigify.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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