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Basic RBD Vehicle/Truck/Car Rig


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I have been exploring how constraints work and I have put together a basic RBD car rig. The vehicle/car rig supports front and rear wheel drive, a spring suspension, motor speed, adjustable wheel size with front and rear axle offsets and a switchable front/back engine block mass.

Dive inside and look for the node named Controls to play with the various settings.

I have a 1st draft attempt at steering, but it does not really work yet. If anyone has any ideas on how to link steering to the constraints I'd love to see them.

Thanks to Richard Lord and Julian Johnson for posting their constraint systems and Matt Estela's CGWiki . Dissecting their work helped me build this rig.:)

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The @orient works ok on the first frame but after that it wobbles as it rolls. I think I need some way to orient the constraint, not the object being constrained. Maybe a rack and pinion constraint setup.

 

I am wondering if that is what a cone twist constraint might be useful for? I have not looked into that one yet.

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