CGDive Courses

Corrective Smooth Baker, Blender Addon - AKA Delta Mush

Learn to bake smooth corrective modifier effects to vertex weights in Blender, enabling export of rigged meshes with improved deformations. Explore workflows for complex rigs and efficient addon usage.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

FaceIt Tutorial - Facial Mocap & ShapeKeys Addon - Blender

Learn to create facial shape keys and apply motion capture in Blender using FaceIt addon. Covers setup, rigging, expressions, baking, shape creation, control, and mocap integration for versatile character animation.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Sketchfab Addon for Blender - Get Thousands of Free 3D Models

Learn to access and utilize thousands of free 3D models from Sketchfab in Blender, including search techniques, licensing considerations, and troubleshooting import issues.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Advanced Rigify - Custom Root and Multiple Root Controls

Learn advanced Rigify techniques for custom root controls and multiple root setups in Blender. Enhance your character rigging skills with practical solutions and time-saving scripts for complex rig structures.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Let's Rig Something Weird With Rigify - Blender Tutorial

Learn to rig unconventional characters in Blender using Rigify. Master techniques like aligning bones, copying limbs, fixing misalignments, and adding body controls for efficient and flexible character rigging.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Fix Wrong Bone Length - Orientation of Imported Rigs

Learn to fix incorrect bone length and orientation issues when importing rigs into Blender. Understand bone representation, FBX import quirks, and solutions for common problems in 3D character rigging.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Auto-Rig Pro Tutorial - Rigging a Fox With Face

Learn to rig a fox character with Auto-Rig Pro, including facial rigging. Master model preparation, bone alignment, weight painting, and fixing common issues for a complete character setup.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Easy Rigging and Animation Using AccuRig & Mixamo

Learn to rig and animate 3D characters using AccuRig and Mixamo. Covers rigging, importing to Blender, downloading animations, retargeting, and tweaking for professional results.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Fast Rigging and Animation - AccuRig, Mixamo & Quick Rig - Blender Workflow

Learn efficient character rigging and animation techniques using AccuRig, Mixamo, and Quick Rig in Blender. Master the workflow for fast, professional-quality character setups and animations.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Auto-Rig Pro Tutorial - Rigging a Horse

Learn to rig a horse model using Auto-Rig Pro in Blender. Master bone alignment, weight painting, and advanced techniques for quadruped rigging, including cloth and prop integration.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Auto-Rig Pro Tutorial - Rigging a Dog

Learn to rig a dog model using Auto-Rig Pro in Blender. Master spine and leg alignment, weight binding, and control setup for realistic quadruped animation.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

AccuRig - Easy Auto-Rigging

Learn to auto-rig characters using AccuRig, export to Blender, convert to Rigify, and retarget animations. Covers custom character setup, joint tweaking, texture reassignment, and weight painting.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Auto-Rig Pro Tutorial - Rigging Humans

Learn to rig human and humanoid characters using Auto-Rig Pro's smart tools. Master complex model rigging, facial setup, and manual weight painting techniques for professional character animation in Blender.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The New Rigify Face in Blender 3+

Learn to use Blender 3+'s improved Rigify face rig. Covers creation, alignment, generation, binding, features, widgets, properties, and troubleshooting for effective 3D character facial rigging.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Blender to UE4 - Rig Any Character With the Mannequin Skeleton

Learn to rig any character with the Mannequin skeleton for Unreal Engine 4 using a Blender addon. Covers installation, setup, weight painting, exporting, and advanced techniques for various character types.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video