Tiger Tank Rig Staff Pick
- April 22, 2013
- 9,834 Downloads
- 63 Likes
- Blender 2.6x
- Render: Blender Internal
- Creator: Heinzelnisse
- License: CC-BY
Description:
Rigged Pz.Kpfw VI Ausf.E Tiger, hope you like it
The track movement+tank "wobbling" is generated from a simple start/stop point. The tracks/wheels are controlled with drivers, and the caterpillar "weight" is a simple cloth simulation. You can also control the kugelblende, rotate the turret/8,8 mm Cannon(+a optional auto aim point for easy aim control) Rotating the tank is still quite buggy, but i'm finished with this project for now so I'm not going to fix it:)
Got a "black" render problem?
Try to update the material nodes; select the material that renders black, then try to delete one of the node connections and then reconnect it. Do it with all the materials that renders black, that should fix the black material problem:)
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk4BmCQCLmI
I created a full scene with the Pz.Kpfw VI Ausf.E Tiger before I decided the to post the main model on blendswap, here is the link to deviantart:
http://mrheinzelnisse.deviantart.com/art/Tiger-Tank-349395333
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starbucksjerk1
Written April 23, 2013no prob. you got talent. best model on blender i ever made was of the bat mobile. i work with Houdini fx and 3ds max now. Do u make videos
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Heinzelnisse
Written April 24, 2013Thanks:p I haven't really been focused on making videos lately, so my main fokus have been on 3D wallpapers/photos. Her is my youtube/deviantart channel if your interested:) http://www.youtube.com/user/MrHeinzelnisse http://mrheinzelnisse.deviantart.com/
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Heinzelnisse
Written April 24, 2013Yes, the mighty Pz.Kpfw VI Ausf.E (Tiger). A 56,9 tonnes monster on wheels:)
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blender21311
Written April 27, 2013thanck you very much for this rig , I try to do it lot of time but without succes , I use shirnkwarp ,empty tto detect ground but the tank body still fixe , thx
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cgcookie
Edited May 30, 2013Very, very nice! One thing to note on the license. In the INFO text you say "FOR PERSONAL PURPOSES ONLY", however the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license allows commercial use with attribution.
If you don't want commercial use then you'll need to modify the license. The CC BY-NC is the no commercial version.
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sony007eat
Written May 31, 2013The only licenses aloud on BlendSwap are commercial use licenses. You would have to use another website to have a non-commercial license.
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Heinzelnisse
Written May 31, 2013Thanks:) I don't think I'm going to change the licence after all, since it isn't built in the blendswap "system". But thanks anyway:)
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Mimik
Written May 31, 2013This is awesome! I was working on the same tank but different version. I had done it so complex that the texturing was impossible! This model is perfect, you've got talent!
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gamemaster257
Written June 03, 2013I was immediately inclined to make this when I noticed that it had a nice wobble sim: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/161404314/tiger-twist.gif
Also I was wondering how to change what ground it collides with. It only seems to want to collide with the ground that comes with the file, and I'm sort of a blender noob so I'm not sure where to look.
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Heinzelnisse
Written June 04, 2013dat gif:) hahaha:p If you go to layer_8: then you will will find all the empties thats controlling the ground colliding for each wheel. If you lock closer you will see that the empties have a "Shrinkwrap Constraint", the "Shrinkwrap Constraint" is targeted to the "Ground" object. This allows the tank wheels to interact with the ground. You could always change the target object, or add a new "Shrinkwrap Constraint" to allow it to collide with additional objects:)
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MacGamerFR
Written June 11, 2013Great Amazing work ! Is That Possible to use your work for another Tank Model ? I'm like a noob on Blender, but I have the base of a tank ( French FCM 50t ) I'm working on when I have time, which can take the wheels and the tracks.
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Heinzelnisse
Edited June 12, 2013Thanks:3 Just use the model, but remember to leave credits if you copy something directly from the it:)
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MacGamerFR
Written June 13, 2013No problems ;) Have you done this alone, or with a tuto ? Can you teach me about the rig ? :)
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MacGamerFR
Written June 13, 2013Just one question : Is this Tank can be played in Blender Game mode ?
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Heinzelnisse
Written June 16, 2013Ive done it alone, with no tutorial:) Its actually not that complicated The empties is interacting to the ground with a simple modifier. Each empty controls a point of the beizer curve, witch the track is attached to. The cloth simulation is also controlling the curve, by adding empties witch is hooked to each vertex on the cloth simulation. I used lots of hook modifiers to attach each curve-point to the empties. The "wobbling" is generated with a simple cloth simulation. The box is wobbling when the tank accelerates(I made simulation it quite stiff). I also made three empties to make the chassis follow the ground. I used drivers to make all the wheels and the tracks to rotate at the same speed when the tank is moved. Hope this helps:)
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Lomar
Written August 20, 2013Great model, and with working tread AND suspension! Couldn't ask for better! Thanks for sharing.
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phillo76
Written December 10, 2013very, very, very nice model... great job! if you are a german too: ein hammer model. haste wirklich super gemacht. selten so ein schönes blendfile gesehen. daumen hoch! großartig! fantastisch! weiter so!
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Heinzelnisse
Written December 14, 2013Tanks:) I'm actually from Norway but I've studied the German language in school, so I did understand quite much of what you said:) Nochmal vielen dank:3
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Tux98
Written December 20, 2013Thanks (or prehaps tanks :) for this great model I made a test vfx video using it you can watch it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2u6BfbdPSY
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ArkadiuszKasprzyk
Written December 30, 2013Amazing work man. I think your blend is the best on this site.
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KikomoSupro
Written June 19, 2014Excellent! Just one question. Even after freeing bake on layer 3, the body of the tank still goes in one direction and doesn't react to the ground even while the tracks do. I think it is keyframing location but I am not sure.
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SwapaGG
Written June 22, 2014Go-oo-d job! I'm glad for you talent ! For future: create two version -- Blender internal(GLSL) and Cycles.(And Hi and Low poly(fot quik testing). PS.And interior:))))) PSS. And CC-0
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blamagenkind
Written December 29, 2014That's amazing!! Where did you get your references? I'm kinda new to 3D modeling and I'm trying to model a tank too for school, but I can't find blueprints with measurements and detailed parts.
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agentfilip1
Written May 07, 2015Amazing, amazing model!!! Thanks :)
But I have on problem, when trying to animate, the tanks body is always fixed in position. How can I fix this? Thx :)
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RedPandaModeler
Written August 28, 2015This is awesome im working on my own 3D Tank animation but I have no Idea how you did this. Is there any way youll make a tutorial I feel like it would really help me.
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Deathdasaur
Written December 04, 2015great work! but when i free bakes the tank body is offset from the tracks can anyone help me out?
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clausbohm
Written January 14, 2016This is so good I would pay for a tutorial on this scene, modeling, textures and animation, FANTASTIC!!!!!
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vfxderp
Written April 10, 2016I am a newb at Blender. I was wondering if you could show me a way to grab the whole tank and move it because when I try to move it I have to move each piece and im getting frustrated!
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alexanders916
Edited October 14, 2016My tank's color is violet, the whole tank. You can't see any textures, just violet. Does somebody know , what I have to do? -> I had to unpack the textures in the folder, great model!
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rombout
Written November 01, 2016Wow how very generous of you to share this excellent looking model! Curious how you made that rig an all
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godfather2010
Written December 15, 2019Hi, How did you made the motion at the end of the animation and how does the 3 empties makes the chassis follow the ground, by simply parenting it, doesent work.
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Another Parasite
Written July 16, 2020Thanks for your file! I tried to implement the animation through the Rigid body, but for some reason it does not work out, it seems that it does not work (
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PhilB
Written February 19, 2022Not sure if you'll see this, but try https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5fjslhomsI&list=WL&index=4&t=915s for a rig, and remove all for the tank, and follow this.
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PhilB
Written February 19, 2022Great model! Easy to switch to Rigid Bodies to animate yourself. Thank you.
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beautifully textured! u did everything right. specularity and occlusion on the tank is perfect