How to Make 3D Minecraft Animations with Blender
OSXLionMaster explains how to easily create your own Minecraft animations. Start by downloading this .blend file and watch the video!
About the Author
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I have a LONG history with Blender — I wrote some of the earliest Blender tutorials, worked for Not a Number and helped run the crowdfunding campaign that open sourced Blender (the first one on the internet!). I founded BlenderNation in 2006 and have been editing it every single day since then 😉 I also run the Blender Artists forum and I’m Head of Community at Sketchfab.
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To stop textures becoming “fuzzy” on being scaled up, just turn off “Interpolation” in the “Image Sampling” texture properties panel.
Clicking on the link brought me to a forum. How do I download the blend file?
There’s a link on the forum post called ‘Download the blender file here’. Try that one 😉
How do you move and look around?
Use the arrows on the number pad.
I am on a laptop now how do I do it
ermm, are you able to change skin on the minecraft character? (haven’t downloaded the file yet.)
I should think so. All skins are lain out in the same way. If you go to textures and open a different skin, you should
see it in the render.
Go to UV image editer, click on the skin file, click replace image, then click the skin file you want
i might make one !!
how to download the blender
well well well my dream
Is there a way to contact you?
Who do you want to contact?
i really want pepoel to love it thanks
Your tutorial is very helpful. Last month try this 3D Minecraft animation with Blender it the end result is so fantastic. I really want to say thank you and keep sharing such interesting tutorials.
why i cant do replace image?
i want some help qwith thye minecraft character. (
i want some help qwith thye minecraft character. (
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Hey, thanks for the tutorial it really helped me a lot :D. I did everything you said and everything worked fine! I just want to know if I can find a way to duplicate the steve character because when I do it the duplication gets messed up (body parts all over the place) but if there is a way to duplicate it without that glitch that would be epic. Thanks
Make A Minecraft Character in Blender
In this first part of “Making a Classic ‘Steve’ Minecraft Character in Blender” we take a look at building, texturing, rigging and creating a simple animated character made from basic shapes. Using the default Cube the basic body parts are made in the 3D Viewport. A material is assigned and each object then UV Unwrapped and UV Mapped in UV Editing Workspace. Once this is done the character is rigged using an Armature, and a basic animation generated using the Action Editor.
Design note: some optional considerations when making a Minecraft style character in Blender 3D;
Unit Scale
Setting the projects Unit Scale [1] to 4.000000 does not physically alter the Cube, it changes how its size/scale is displayed relative to the grid/unit of measurement. Once the project is completed Unit Scale can be reverted back to the default value 1.000000 – the unit of measurement Minecraft uses is relative to ‘power-of-two‘ (multiples of 2) which makes a properly proportioned character much larger than one made using Blenders inherent scaling. If the mesh were then to be used in a larger project, a rendered animation for example, adjustments would need to be made to cameras and lights to compensate for this scale difference.
Changing how the Cubes dimensions are changed by increasing Unit Scale [1] to make it easier to shape the characters body parts.
Object Dimensions
The dimensions of each body part is essentially based on the number of pixels mapped to each side (for more information on this see “[Minecraft] how tall is the Minecraft player in Blender“;
• Head = 8 x 8 x 8
• Torso = 8 x 4 x 12
• Arms = 4 x 4 x 12
• Legs = 4 x 4 x 12
The full dimensions for each body part.
UV Layout
The UV maps for each part of the body should end up as a series of axial shapes that fit precisely over the skin image [2]. To better facilitate this be sure to enable Snap to Pixels [3] from the UV menu in the UV Editor – UV » Snap to Pixels » Corner.
Minecraft uses a very axial UV map for characters [2]. Enable Snap to Pixels [3] to ensure each body part is properly mapped to the skin.
Join Objects
For clarity and ease of editing the characters body parts are not joined together, they remain independently selectable objects. As an option however, once the Steve is assembled (he has both left and right arms and legs in place) the parts can be attached together using Join; shift-click each object then from the Object menu select Join [4] – Object » Join ( Ctrl + J ). By way of confirmation the Outliner will list a single object instance [5] – joining can be done at any point but preference would be to wait until all the characters parts have been made and reset to avoid issues and additional work.
After duplication the characters body parts remain separate so they can be selected individually. They can however, be attached using Join [4], which then displays a single editable object in the 3D Viewport and Outliner [5].
Mesh Articulation
When setting up the characters rig, if extra bones are added to give the impression of upper/lower arm and leg movement, the corresponding mesh parts will need to be cut to accommodate ‘elbow’ and ‘knee’ articulation [6]. This can be done using loop cuts. For each object, in Edit Mode click the Loop Cut button [7] in the Toolbar, or use Ctrl + R , to activate the tool and place the cuts at each limbs mid-points [8] – if the toolbar tool is used, once active click the appropriate edge to place a cut; if the shortcut is used to activate, mouse over an edge, click to select, then click again to place (right-click auto-centres).
For more complex articulation of the character additional bones can be added but this then also means loop cuts [6] need to be added using the Loop Cut tool [7] to place ‘elbow’ and ‘knee’ joints [8].
Auto Keyframing
To make the animation process easier, before switching to the Action Editor, in the Timeline Editor enable Auto Keying to automatically insert a keyframe whenever bones are manipulated. This can be set to specifically record the necessary Location & Rotation, or Location, Rotation & Scale datasets from the Keying menu. To do this, in the Timeline click the Keying menu. In the options pop-up that appears click the Active Keying Set input field and select Location & Rotation or Location, Rotation & Scale from the list. In addition ensure New Keyframe Type is set to Keyframe.
Before animating enable Auto Keying. This can be set to automatically insert Rotation, Location and/or Scale [10] data when bones [11] are posed.
Timestamps
Times are approximate;
– 00:00: Scene Setup & Meshing
– 06:00: Materials & UVs
– 37:00: Armature & Rigging
– 52:00: Animation
Как анимировать в блендере майнкрафт — Сайт о Игре Minecraft
Как анимировать в блендере майнкрафт — Советы и Инструкции
Для анимации Майнкрафт в Blender нужно выполнить следующие шаги:
Шаг 1: Установка Blender и импорт блока Minecraft
1. Установите последнюю версию Blender.
2. Скачайте 3D-модель блока Minecraft в формате. obj.
3. Запустите Blender и выберите в меню File -> Import -> Wavefront (.obj).
4. Выберите загруженный файл. obj.
Шаг 2: Создание анимации
1. В Blender выберите вид 3D-вида, нажав Numpad 1.
2. Выберите объект и перейдите в режим Редактирования.
3. Выделите вершины и создайте начальный ключ анимации, нажав I на клавиатуре и выбрав Location, Rotation, Scale.
4. Перейдите к следующему кадру для создания следующего ключа анимации и измените позицию объекта или его компоненты.
5. Повторите шаг 4 для каждого кадра анимации.
6. Перейдите на последний кадр и создайте последний ключ анимации.
7. Выполните экспорт анимации, выбрав File -> Export -> Collada (.dae)
8. Выберите объект, который вы создали для анимации, и выберите имя файла для сохранения.
— Используйте готовые анимации Minecraft для Blender, доступные в Интернете, чтобы сократить время и получить доступ к более освоенным анимациям.
— Используйте инструменты изучения Blender для создания более сложных анимаций.
— Не забывайте сохранять ваш прогресс регулярно, чтобы в случае сбоя не потерять свою работу.
How To: Minecraft model + animate in Blender [Part 1 — Set-up and Waving]
Hey all,
Recently I have been learning how to make models in blender, and then the idea hit. Why not make Minecraft models? So, I gave it a shot, made a rig, and here it is. My text-based Blender Minecraft tutorial.
Part 3
Part 4.
Download.
Sorry its not formatted very well, it was all its own image but I lost it /: Part 2 should be out tomorrow.
Set-up
For this, as stated above, we will be using Blender. Blender is a free 3D manipulation and animation program. We will also be using my custom rig, based off of TheDuckCow’s ‘Fancy-Feet’ rig. Once Blender has been downloaded, open up my ‘Minecraft-Rig.blend’. The workspace should already be set-up. Reference Image at the bottom of the page.
I have it set so the dopesheet is on the left. This is where keyframes are held .
On the right I have the Camera Perspective and 3D model.
On the far-right I have the properties. This is textures, lighting settings, etc.
On the left bottom, I have the side-non camera view. This is for free navigation.
I then have the file structure and manager on the center-bottom.
Explanation on different areas
Dopesheet: This is where your keyframes are held. Select a time, and edit the model to the posisition you want. It will then generate keyframes. It will automatically connect them with the time between. (If you move the hand from the hip to the head, it will automatically move it along the path.)
3D texture view: This is where the main editing goes on. You move, adjust, and transform the model to how you want it.
Properties: This is where file locations, texture locations, backgrounds, and other similar things are kept. It is also where you render your image/animation.
Outline: Here you can see all of the connections and parts of your scene.
Waving
Here’s my small tutorial on having your character waving.
First, move the keyframe play line forward. Then move the characters arm up so it is in a waving posisition. Move the line forward and move the arm down.
There you have it, a simple waving animation.
