Tiger Tank Rig

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

Comments (82)

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starbucksjerk1 about 13 years ago

beautifully textured! u did everything right. specularity and occlusion on the tank is perfect

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Heinzelnisse about 13 years ago

Thanks:)

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starbucksjerk1 about 13 years ago

no 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 about 13 years ago

Thanks: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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birddog about 13 years ago

Very Impressive! Is Germany tank?

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Heinzelnisse about 13 years ago

Yes, the mighty Pz.Kpfw VI Ausf.E (Tiger). A 56,9 tonnes monster on wheels:)

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blender21311 about 13 years ago

thanck 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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Heinzelnisse about 13 years ago

You're Welcome:)

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USMCplayer about 13 years ago

cool nice. thanks

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Heinzelnisse about 13 years ago

:)

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Sandman3582 almost 13 years ago

this is awesome

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Heinzelnisse almost 13 years ago

Thanks:3

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newman174 almost 13 years ago

Big thanks

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Heinzelnisse almost 13 years ago

You're Welcome;)

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RenderedHistory almost 13 years ago

thats perfect!!!

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Heinzelnisse almost 13 years ago

Thanks:)

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cgcookie almost 13 years ago

Very, 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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Heinzelnisse almost 13 years ago

Thanks:) One question, how to I modify the license?

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sony007eat almost 13 years ago

The 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 almost 13 years ago

Thanks:) 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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gaztec almost 13 years ago

Very nice, thanks

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Heinzelnisse almost 13 years ago

You're Welcome:3

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Mimik almost 13 years ago

This 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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Heinzelnisse almost 13 years ago

Thanks:)

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duhe2013 almost 13 years ago

Thanks for your sharing !!!It is very great!!!

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Heinzelnisse almost 13 years ago

Thanks:p

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sonoide almost 13 years ago

genial. garcais!

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Heinzelnisse almost 13 years ago

Thanks:)

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ChrisKuhn almost 13 years ago

Outstanding work. Seriously.

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Heinzelnisse almost 13 years ago

Thanks:)

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MacGamerFR almost 13 years ago

Great 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 almost 13 years ago

Thanks:3 Just use the model, but remember to leave credits if you copy something directly from the it:)

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MacGamerFR almost 13 years ago

No problems ;) Have you done this alone, or with a tuto ? Can you teach me about the rig ? :)

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MacGamerFR almost 13 years ago

Just one question : Is this Tank can be played in Blender Game mode ?

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Heinzelnisse almost 13 years ago

nope

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Heinzelnisse almost 13 years ago

Ive 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 over 12 years ago

Great model, and with working tread AND suspension! Couldn't ask for better! Thanks for sharing.

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Heinzelnisse over 12 years ago

Thanks:3

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Phibes over 12 years ago

thanks! saved my day :)

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Heinzelnisse over 12 years ago

You're welcome:)

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phillo76 over 12 years ago

very, 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 over 12 years ago

Tanks:) 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 over 12 years ago

Thanks (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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Heinzelnisse over 12 years ago

Thanks^^ nice video:p

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ArkadiuszKasprzyk over 12 years ago

Amazing work man. I think your blend is the best on this site.

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Heinzelnisse over 12 years ago

Thanks^^

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KikomoSupro almost 12 years ago

Excellent! 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 almost 12 years ago

Go-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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Mork82 over 11 years ago

Muy BUeno!!!

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Alittera over 11 years ago

Great! Bravo :)

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viendalmare over 11 years ago

Very good work! Thxxx

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CommanderCrout over 11 years ago

Awesome!!!

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hughlloyd over 11 years ago

how do u do your textures

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blamagenkind over 11 years ago

That'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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SilverHead about 11 years ago

great work gj

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agentfilip1 about 11 years ago

Amazing, 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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LUANMASTER123 almost 11 years ago

awesome very good

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ElPolloLoco6498 almost 11 years ago

Very nice work ! :D thanks

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RedPandaModeler over 10 years ago

This 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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bardez32 over 10 years ago

Pretty cool!

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Deathdasaur over 10 years ago

great work! but when i free bakes the tank body is offset from the tracks can anyone help me out?

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clausbohm over 10 years ago

This is so good I would pay for a tutorial on this scene, modeling, textures and animation, FANTASTIC!!!!!

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phgym about 10 years ago

It's great!! How do you rigged it? Plz tell me.

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Tsaha about 10 years ago

Cool!!! I guess, I'll be trying some VFX footage on it!

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AndromedaNebulaGroup about 10 years ago

heavy!

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vfxderp about 10 years ago

I 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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praveensvsrk about 10 years ago

A dollars worth model! Thanks for sharing it with us!

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lozy09 almost 10 years ago

Great Rig

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demian45 over 9 years ago

muy buen modelado amigo tienes talento

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alexanders916 over 9 years ago

My 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 over 9 years ago

Wow how very generous of you to share this excellent looking model! Curious how you made that rig an all

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NoobBlaster over 9 years ago

Wow!!!!!!

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rems64 about 8 years ago

It's a good work ! Famous

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liweinan almost 8 years ago

good job!

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DEADSHOT27 over 7 years ago

AWESOME WORK KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK LOVE IT THANKS

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shadyspg over 7 years ago

I cant get it to work, it is in html format

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godfather2010 over 6 years ago

Hi, 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 almost 6 years ago

Thanks 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_1580025 about 4 years ago

Not 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_1580025 about 4 years ago

Great model! Easy to switch to Rigid Bodies to animate yourself. Thank you.

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matveytheman about 4 years ago

could you please create an armature rig of this?

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