CGCookie – OFF-ROAD Rig and Animate an RC Monster Truck in Blender

Starting with a pre-made Monster Truck model, learn how to create a vehicle rig in Blender. No modeling involved, just 100% vehicle rigging and animation skills.
In the second part of the course, we will animate the truck, make it loop around and do a jump with freehand animation.
The best part: this course will give you the skills for *any* vehicle rigging and animation project in the future.
In this beginner-friendly Blender course, you will.start with a ready-made Monster Truck modelget a quick primer into rigging (perfect if you are just starting out)rig the car springs and use drivers to make the wheels go aroundrig the truckIn the second half of the course, it's all about animation:you will make the Monster Truck drive around a loop paththen, you'll do freehand animation: make your truck jump!Along the way, you will learn these skills, useful for 100s of other projects in the future:Python scripting (made easy)– Scared of code? Don't be: the complex wheel movement is already pre-done for you and I will explain the rest step-by-step. For example, you'll create a script that runs the wheels and calculates which way they spin. You can use it to make your own rigs in the future.How to use drivers– Drivers are the glue that attaches the script to our rig. I will demystify drivers and you'll see it's just a single line Python expression, used in a powerful way.Simple mathematics –Don't worry, we'll take it slow. I will explain all the terminology like what is a 'matrix' and 'vector' to give you a deeper understanding of the rigging process.Rigging a mechanical model –The Monster Truck is just the beginning. After this course, you'll be ready to take on a project that is fully your own.