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IK/FK Switch : Rigging

The objective of this tutorial is to Rig a set of arm Joints that can switch (transform) smoothly from IK to FK and back again at any point in your animation, depending on the requirements of the animation.

This tutorial will allow you to produce an IK/FK Switch using the following steps :

Create a Joint Chain to Rig an Arm
Create IK handles for the Joint Chain
Create Control Objects
Duplicating Joint Chains
Orient Constraint
Point Constraint
Parent Constraint
Pole Vector Constraint
Parenting
Add Attributes
Set Driven Keys

Download the .pdf notes on the right.

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