Reference/Release Notes/2.81/Rigging
< Reference | Release Notes | 2.81
Blender 2.81: Animation & Rigging
Animation Curves
- The default automatic handle smoothing mode for new F-Curves can now be changed via User Preferences -> Animation. (aabd8701)
Bones
- The Inherit Scale checkbox is replaced with a dropdown providing more options, e.g. Inherit Average Scale. (fcf2a712)
Drivers
- New Copy As New Driver context menu option to streamline creating drivers that copy the value of a different property. (47335b4e)
- Support overriding the Euler order and access Quaternion values in rotational Transform Channel driver variables. (82ef1edc, 88370639)
- Swing + Twist rotation decomposition to Transform Channel driver variables. (e91ea20e)
Constraints
Copy Scale
- New option to force the copied scale to be uniform. (49729785)
Copy Rotation
- Option to explicitly specify the Euler order used during copy. (18d4ad5a)
- Replaced the Offset checkbox with a Mix dropdown providing better combining options. (f4056e9e)
Copy Transforms
- Added a new Mix dropdown option that allows combining the original and copied transforms. (f8362836)
Transformation
- Options to explicitly specify the input and output Euler order. (18d4ad5a)
- Swing + Twist rotation decomposition as a choice for rotation input mode. (e91ea20e)
- Mix dropdown option that allows changing how the transformation is combined with the original. (e858d21a)
Custom Properties
- Custom property UI now supports short arrays, useful for storing vectors or colors as a single property. (aef08fda)
- Array custom properties can be set to appear as a standard color picker button in the UI. (55c38f47)