JimKroovy

New UE5 Mannequin Teaser!

I raided the UE5 Github and got the new mannequin they've been working on and set him up in Blender! He is officially named Manny,

I will try to get you all a Blender friendly rigged version of him by the end of the week.

For now you can see the two skeletons, i'm focussing on the simpler one for now as there are a lot of runtime pose drivers on the 160 bone version in engine that would need converting to Blender.

There is a female one but she has some deformation issues ...

Mr Mannequins (Blender 3.0 patch)

Here's a patched version of Mr Mannequins Tools that works in Blender 3.0 for you amazing people :)

I haven't pushed any updates to github so make sure you remove old versions of both Mr Mannequins and the B.L.E.N.D add-ons as all three have been patched for Blender 3.0

I'll be back in action soooon...

I've had to take some time to sort out some family matters but i'll be back to work on all the content and updating Mr Mannequins within the next week or two!

In the future i will only be working in the evenings. Patrons will still get as much support as i can possibly give though!

Thank you all for being so loyal :)

Early Access to Mr Mannequins 1.4.0!

Early access to Mr Mannequins latest update for everyone to break and find problems with hahaha. Watch the video in 2k or 4k... once again YouTubes compression has trashed the lower resolutions (i'm still running tests on my end to sort that out)

This was supposed to be ready for you lovely patrons a few days ago but... better late than never! You can download the .zip attached to this post.

Let me know if there are any major bugs/issues and i'll re-upload the .zip!
2021-04-08 14:24:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Free Assets - A Couple of Derpy Dancing Animations

Now and then i will post free stuff on here when i have the time, once you download them they are yours to keep forever, however the next time i post any assets for my patrons the files attached to this post will be deleted... So grab them while you can!

I made a couple of dancing animations for Mr Mannequin during a livestream some weeks ago but i've been too busy to post them on here.

You can download them at the bottom of this post they should import straight onto the ...

Preview of Mr Mannequins 1.4!

What do you think of your new little end credits animation?

It's still unlisted while i wait for YouTube to finish processing the 2k and 4k versions so please excuse the slightly blurry quality... I was hoping it would be ready if i left it over night but it seems it could take a few days.

So most of the world can wait for it to finish processing but you can all watch it now!

B.L.E.N.D - Early Access

Blenders Life Easing Niche Developments is what i've been up to for the past 6 months or so while stuck in lockdown unable to make any videos. This is a collection of add-ons for Blender, mostly focused on armatures for now but i'll be branching out into other things soon. 

I think i've fixed just about all the bugs although some of the add-ons probably require some further explanation for how to use them and there maybe a few issues i've overlooked. So please don'...

So... I need to change up my Patron Benefits!

I was about to announce the winner of the delayed patron giveaway when Patreon gave me an automatic warning that i had not received before.

I am unsure if the monthly assets count under this, but i think they might do as they are kind of a loot box. to quote the second image: "As a creator, you can always create a higher tier for a limited amount of patrons for rewards that are too difficult to create for all of your patrons"

I did not know about this being in the TOS so if Patr...

Mr Mannequins Tools - 1.3 (Pre-release)

This pre-release is no longer experimental it should be pretty much bug free! (i hope lol)

I fixed a lot of things and there's only a couple of things left for me to check and maybe change before the public release : )

So i'll get on with that and record the user guide videos this week and get it uploaded for everyone asap!

As always totally remove any old versions before installing the new one.

March free assets coming soon! Probably a couple of mannequin combat ani...

Mr Mannequins Tools - 1.3 (Experimental)

Here's the experimental 1.3 update for Mr Mannequins Tools! I'm still weeding out some bugs and have a few more things to add but it's quite usable ; )

I'll be live tomorrow at the video above working further on the update if you have any questions or want to be shown how something works.

You can download the add-on below. Make sure you completely remove the old version before installing this one!  

There's modular rigging, improved re-targeting for armatures and new an...

Mr Mannequins Tools 1.2 (Early Access)

Here's my planned release of 1.2 for you fantastic patrons to explore before anyone else!

The Miss Mannequin (aka Femmequin) mesh should be under the UE4 EULA license as she is a derivative of the mannequin himself.

I'm not totally satisfied with her but she looks good enough for a first iteration upload.

There's also the re-targeting and socket system for you to mess around with and stuff... aaand the animation export script is 10x better too, Enjoy!

I should have...

Mr Mannequins Tools - 1.1.4 - Found a tiny bug that prevents mesh export, it's now fixed!

I found a tiny bug that prevented mesh export... it's now fixed please re-download! 

Here's the update, there's the livestream, we have armature retargeting and a female mannequin for you guys to test!

I messed up the first half an hour of the audio, so you might need to skip the first 30 or so minutes until YouTube lets me trim it and i make the video public again lol (I haven't streamed in ages)

Mr Mannequins Tools 1.1.2

Please let me know if you find any bugs!

I've unlocked the export script to work with any armature/meshes and added a "Set Custom Rig" button to the export panel if the selected armature is not my mannequin or gun rig.

Setting the custom rig will add in all the deform bones and mechanism bones need to create UE4 style rotations once exported (X and Y axes swapped). It basically gives any rig the same animation and export mechanism as my mannequin rig itself. (Though the resting ...

Moar content plx!

I'll be working on exclusive content for patrons soon! What would you like to see?