Any icon with a circle on it means that it is selected as the active object you’re modifying.Īll the black dots on the Sim model are called 'bones’. The screenshot above shows the 'Outliner’ which contains all the objects in your scene. This is in no way the most optimal way of operating the camera in Blender, but it should be enough for beginners.īefore animating rigs, make sure to always select one by clicking on the icon of the actor you want to modify. While holding the Shift button and holding the Middle Mouse Button at the same time you can move in space. With the Scroll Wheel, you can move forward or backward. Moving camera in Blender can be really complicated and there is a lot to learn about it, but here are the basics.īy holding the Middle Mouse Button you can rotate the camera around. On the left, you can change the visible editor to 'Dope Sheet’ and switch the mode to the 'Action Editor’.ĭope Sheet/Action Editor is like an advanced timeline where you can move, copy and delete existing keyframes.

Note that this only applies to Blender and if you add keyframes past the animation duration they will be counted by Sims4Studio when exporting. 'End’ is the frame that your animation ends with (duration or your animation). 'Start’ is the frame your animation starts with and it always has to be set as 0. To actually interact with created keyframes you need to use the 'Dope Sheet’ which will be explained later.īelow the timeline, you will find numbers labeled 'Start’ and 'End’. You use the timeline to move the time of your animation and add keyframes. In this tutorial only the ‘YOURNAME_Animation_Name_male’ and 'YOURNAME_Animation_Name_female’ files will be used. Rig files with extension ’.blend’ can be simply loaded to Blender.Īfter you install Blender, open one of the downloaded rigs. You’re free to use any other The Sims 4 rigs you can find.ĭownloaded files with extension ’.blend’ can now be loaded directly to Blender. These are heavily edited Sims rigs that support custom tongue and penis movement. Download Sims 4 Rigs > Edited Male and Female Rig - Download Download Blender > Blender 2.70a - DownloadĢ.

You should consider looking up professional tutorials to learn more.ġ. Keep in mind that this is not the most optimal way to use Blender.

This tutorial is safe for people who never used Blender. This tutorial will explain to you basics about creating animations for The Sims 4 using Blender.

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