Learn advanced hard-surface weight painting techniques in this 30-minute tutorial from the "Rigging isn't Scary" Course - Level 3 by CGDive. Master troubleshooting "Bone Heat Weighting Failed" errors, split mechanical arm rigging, manual weight assignment, and automatic bone weighting. Explore rotation limits for both FK and IK systems, weight smoothing techniques, and detailed finger weight painting including origin fixes and thumb improvements. Follow along with cable weight painting, test animations, shoulder weight painting, and weight level adjustments. This free Blender rigging tutorial provides comprehensive coverage of complex weight painting challenges for hard-surface models with a detailed timeline breakdown of all topics covered.
Overview
Syllabus
0:00 Bone Heat Weighting Failed...
1:24 Split Mechanical Arm
3:12 Manual Weights Assignment
4:21 Assign Automatic from Bones
5:29 Arm Rotation Limits FK
6:25 Weights Smooth
8:01 Finger Weights
9:10 Fingers Origin Fix
11:38 Thumb Improvements
14:19 Arm Rotation Limits IK
15:58 Weight Paint: Cable
17:29 Left Arm Test Animation
19:50 Weight Paint: Left Shoulder
26:03 Weights - Levels
29:40 Keep Going
Taught by
CGDive
