21 Essential Constraints

DOI: 10.1201/9781003263166-21

The following is a selection of constraints which will solve most of our character rigging needs. The constraints not discussed here might be helpful for solving edge cases or serve other purposes like motion tracking in videos, for example, which is not something relevant to character rigging for games.

Copy Location

The Copy Location constraint sets the owner’s location to be the same as the target’s. This location can vary based on the Head/Tail slider and the selected space options. It gives options to copy the location only from specific axes and to invert them.

The Offset toggle works like a switch between an Add and Override mode. When Offset is enabled, the constraint will add ...

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