Part 4 of making a roller coaster in Blender. This tutorial series was originally made using Blender 2.80, but if you are a more experienced Blender user, you can use the latest version of Blender, which is Blender 3.0 as of uploading. Part 5: https://youtu.be/TDhYS8WUTCI Previous part: https://youtu.be/yqUlb4lLBs8 Playlist for all parts of this tutorial series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgQ3cCacgNE4Yh0Z7sTf-i_cekT3TJCkf -Equation for the scripted expression at 01:11:38 : (control%1)*(100+offset) Chapter Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:13 Rigging the base of the wheels 00:15:21 Rigging the car joints 00:34:38 The basic settings for the train's bones 00:39:52 Constraining/parenting the train's armature to the track curve 00:48:33 Making the cars tilt with the curve 00:51:10 Making the wheel bases turn on the track correctly 00:55:21 Aligning the wheels to the slope of the track rails 01:06:51 Moving train along "closed" curve (Method 1) 01:10:31 Moving train along "closed" curve using drivers (Method 2) 01:16:19 Making the wheels spin (simple method) 01:26:19 Making the wheels spin (mathematical method) 01:30:27 Finished rig result Music: Youtube Audio Library
Part 4 of making a roller coaster in Blender. This tutorial series was originally made using Blender 2.80, but if you are a more experienced Blender user, you can use the latest version of Blender, which is Blender 3.0 as of uploading. Part 5: https://youtu.be/TDhYS8WUTCI Previous part: https://youtu.be/yqUlb4lLBs8 Playlist for all parts of this tutorial series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgQ3cCacgNE4Yh0Z7sTf-i_cekT3TJCkf -Equation for the scripted expression at 01:11:38 : (control%1)*(100+offset) Chapter Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:13 Rigging the base of the wheels 00:15:21 Rigging the car joints 00:34:38 The basic settings for the train's bones 00:39:52 Constraining/parenting the train's armature to the track curve 00:48:33 Making the cars tilt with the curve 00:51:10 Making the wheel bases turn on the track correctly 00:55:21 Aligning the wheels to the slope of the track rails 01:06:51 Moving train along "closed" curve (Method 1) 01:10:31 Moving train along "closed" curve using drivers (Method 2) 01:16:19 Making the wheels spin (simple method) 01:26:19 Making the wheels spin (mathematical method) 01:30:27 Finished rig result Music: Youtube Audio Library