BlenRig 5 for Blender 2.8 (V1.04)

This is the official master release of BlenRig, an auto-rigging and skinning system that provides users with a feature film quality rig, including an advanced facial system.

The current version only supports biped characters, but more presets will be supported in the near future.

Rig creation includes:

• _BlenRig armature
• _BlenRig Mesh Deform cage and Lattices
• _Basic body mesh for creating low resolution proxy versions of the characters.

Install

Download the BlenRig .zip file.

Blender allows to install .zip addons easily. Open User Preferences, go to the Add-on tab, and press "Install From File". Then browse to the download directory where the zip is.

Usage

You will find the rig in the Object Add Panel, under the Armature Menu.

In the View3d Sidebar you will find all the animation controls. In the Armature Data Panel you will find all the rigging related tools. Check out the Docs section for a quickstart quide.

System Requirements for animation:

Minimum Processor spec: Intel i3 or AMD equivalent. In this type of computer a high resolution character will roughly reach 24 fps.

Recommended Processor spec: Intel i7 or AMD equivalent. In this type of computer most rigged high resolution characters will run at 35+ fps. Low resolution proxy versions may run at 50+ fps.

Get the latest version

BlenRig is GPL. The latest (development) version is always available on GitLab.