Hi,
I’m still a newbie to Ragdoll so please forgive me if the question seems simple. I’m trying to use ragdoll to create a crowd animation for my short film where I have multiple identical characters being dragged on the ground. So I was wondering what would be the best approach to:
duplicate the same ragdoll setup to several dozen of the same character (I am using a non-commercial license right now, so the export physics only allows 10 segments, unfortunately
animate them properly when they’re being dragged on the ground, and colliding with each other
Would appreciate your help, thanks!
Without an ability to export, your next best option I’d wager is to setup your character like a normal rig, and reference it multiple times. If your characters aren’t interacting, then you’re done. If they need to interact, you can use Link Solvers to turn each solver into one. Or you can use Merge Solver to physically combine them all into one, this should work even on referenced characters.
Here’s a quick example of duplicating a referenced box and merging their solvers.
Reference a box
Duplicate reference
Select both solvers (last selected will become the resulting merged solver)
Ragdoll → Edit → Merge Solvers
Let me know if this works for you or if you have any other questions.
