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What can rigacar do for a deformation rig?
This way, Rigacar will be able to analyse your model and to create an accurate deformation rig. Rigacar is able to identify reference objects based on their names. Reference objects are objects used for the body, the wheels and the brake wheels in your model.
Which is the correct orientation for rigacar Blender?
Rigacar expects your model is oriented along the -Y axis and the wheels lay upon the grid floor. This way, the front of your model matches the front view in Blender. If it is not the case, you should rotate your model to match this orientation.
How to outline a scene in digicreatures-rigacar?
See below as an example, the outliner for the scene used in this article: If your model has more than one pair of wheels at front or at rear, use the same convention as Blender: add a number with 3 digits at the end: mycar-Wheel.Ft.L.001 , mycar-Wheel.Ft.R.001, mycar-Wheel.Ft.L.002, mycar-Wheel.Ft.R.002
What kind of armature can you add to rigacar?
Once you have installed the add-on, you can add a new kind of armature in your scene: a car deformation rig. It is an armature with only bones used to animate directly your model: the body, the wheels and the brakes. When you add such an armature, Rigacar will try to discover reference objects amongst the selected objects.
How does a rigacar model work in Blender?
Rigacar expects your model is oriented along the -Y axis and the wheels lay upon the grid floor. This way, the front of your model matches the front view in Blender. If it is not the case, you should rotate your model to match this orientation. Of course, don’t forget to apply rotation and scale on your model.
Do you need to adjust the origin point of your armature in rigacar?
Adjusting widgets could still be necessary but Rigacar is now able to place widgets at a fair location. No need to adjust the delta location of your armature after adding a follow path constraint. Origin point of the armature is adjusted automatically at generation time. Brakes have their own animation widgets now.
How is rigacar able to identify reference objects?
Rigacar is able to identify reference objects based on their names. Reference objects are objects used for the body, the wheels and the brake wheels in your model. The name for these reference objects should be suffixed according to the rules describe in the following table:
Where does the vibration come from on the steering wheel?
The answer can usually give us an idea of whether the vibration is coming from the front end, which will generally transmit vibration directly to the steering wheel, or from the back end, which will transmit vibration through the frame of the car and into the seat.
How to diagnose a mysterious wheel vibration?
The majority of vibration problems are caused by the wheels or tires being out of tolerance in some way, usually because of an impact. When you are trying to diagnose a vibration, always check the wheels first, then the tires, followed by the alignment and suspension. Steering Wheel and Seat Vibration