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We all know the animation workflow in Blender isn't flawless, but fortunately, the community offers fantastic tools that make the process smoother for both beginners and seasoned animators. For those tired of constantly switching kinematic modes due to the cleanup work that follows, slephy has developed the Kinematic Tool, which can help you get rid of many of those headaches.
The Kinematic Tool strikes a balance between automating the universal, repetitive tasks in rigging and providing flexibility for manual adjustments. It also comes packaged with some pre-rigged models so users can jump right into playing around with its features.
The main advantage of this tool is that it automates aspects of kinematic switching, specifically snapping Forward Kinematic limbs to Inverse Kinematic limbs, which would otherwise require a lot of time. It also ensures that the final keyframe of an IK range stays in IK. No more messing around with buttons, jump straight to the start or end of an IK range, adjust your pose, and continue animating.
Also, it includes a range of other time-saving and quality-of-life features, like movable pivots in IK mode, missing in standard Blender workflows, making footwork animation much smoother. There's also an easy-to-use UI and a detailed user manual to help you get started.
The Kinematic Tool currently supports Blender versions 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3. Click this link to purchase it and join our 80 Level Talent platform and our new Discord server, follow us on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Telegram, TikTok, and Threads, where we share breakdowns, the latest news, awesome artworks, and more.