COMPLEX Rig Made EASY - Rigging a Strandbeest - A Blender tutorial

This one is a bit unusual, but I am sure you'll learn a lot about how to properly set up a rig and make it work in a proper and efficient manner. The Strandbeests are unique artificial creatures constructed to walk by themselves on the beach just driven by wind. Created by Theo Jansen:    / @strandbeestfilm   What you'll learn: Setting up the main bone structure Creating the walk cycle with just one rotation Using IK and parenting for complex movements Duplicating the whole rig in an efficient way Making the legs walk automatically when moving the whole "Beest" Creating the sails on the top and connecting them to the rig --------------------------- 🦾 ＭＹ ＲＩＧＧＩＮＧ ＣＯＵＲＳＥ: https://demnikoart.gumroad.com/l/rigg... ➡️ ＰＲＯＪＥＣＴ ＦＩＬＥ (Blender 4.5):   / free-file-rig-138424498   ➡️ ＰＡＲＥＮＴ ＴＯ ＮＥＡＲＥＳＴ ＢＯＮＥ ＡＤＤ－ＯＮ: https://github.com/g3ntile/parentToNe... 💙 ＳＵＰＰＯＲＴ 💙   / demnikoart   ☕️ ＢＵＹ ＭＥ Ａ ＣＯＦＦＥＥ ☕️ https://ko-fi.com/demnikoart 📱 ＳＯＣＩＡＬＳ 📱 Instagram:   / demnikoart   Twitter:   / demnikoart   Artstation: https://www.artstation.com/demnikoart Twitch:   / demnikoart   Reddit:   / demnikoart   Threads: https://www.threads.net/@demnikoart Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/demnikoart.b... ----------------------- Chapters: 0:00 Intro Sequence 0:49 What are Strandbeests? 1:35 Overview & Explanation 4:52 Creating the rig & the IK chains 15:35 The main controller 19:16 Duplicating the leg 22:49 Organization 24:10 Mirroring the whole set 27:10 Outro ----------------------- 💙 Huge thanks to the following patrons 💙 7thGeneticStudios, AdamP, Ali Abdur-Razzaq, Big boss From BK, Black Swan, C C, Cannoli, Chris Blaser, Christopher Fry, confirmed_real, Corey Gooch, Cristián Osorio, Cyclone Graphics, Diego Guevara, Frapter Bracllard, Gaetan Osman, Gordon Ma, Greg Lord, Gustaff-Z, Hanging_Hat, Hussain Ather, Jack Boles, Jeff Hedberg, JHON ARISTA, Josh Terrrell, Juan Antonio, Keiang, Kladlike, Koos, Marcus Souza, Myke Chapman, Myriad, Nissi Chan, Omynus, P9_studio, Patrick Torres, Peter Vauthier, Richard Christensen, rileyb3d, Sebastian Knüppel, sera-sabulo, SharkaLuzi, tararntula, Tarcisio Filho, TheMemeLord, Uncle Dave, Upwardpuddle, Zach Hoy, ZX A, 森 周