can someone rig this simple robot for me

eiji_11 · May 11, 2012, 3:04am

I’ve been studying how to IK rig mechanical objects so that it would animate like mechanical things should in the real world.

focus on the joints. you’ll see that they aren’t ball joints like what organic things have.

I’m currently modelling a cool mech but I don’t have much of an idea on how to rig it mechanically realistic.

I’ve uploaded the blend file of the simple robot and an image of what I’m modelling.

thanks in advance for anyone out there who can teach me how.

eiji_11 · May 11, 2012, 6:58am

to make it simpler and smaller scale, I’ve uploaded its one arm.
robot_rig_experiment_d.blend (513 KB)

kastoria · May 11, 2012, 9:35am

So you are looking for a rig where the joints only rotate in a single plane?

eiji_11 · May 11, 2012, 11:03pm

yes… something like that. but in local space and IK.