12 articles tagged animation. Tutorials and workflow notes for 3D artists shipping game-ready assets to Unity, Unreal Engine 5, Godot 4, and Blender.
Root motion in Godot 4.5 rotates on the wrong axis, Z instead of Y, right after importing an animated GLB. The cause is an unretargeted skeleton, not an engine bug. Here's the exact Bone Map and Root Motion Track set
Master Godot 4 AnimationTree with StateMachine nodes, BlendSpace2D for directional movement, transition conditions, and clean GLB animation import from Blender.
Master Unity's Animator Controller to build responsive, layered animation state machines and BlendTrees that bring game characters to life without code bloat.
IK and FK serve different purposes in game character rigs. Learn when to use each, how to set them up in Blender, and how to export cleanly to Unity, UE5, and Godot 4.
Animation retargeting lets you reuse one humanoid clip on every character: Unity Avatars, UE5's IK Retargeter, and Godot 4 bone maps explained.
Export rigged characters from Blender as GLB, wire them to Godot 4's AnimationPlayer, and control every clip with code — a complete step-by-step workflow.
Export GLB files from Blender to Godot 4 without broken shaders, missing colliders, or animation errors — a step-by-step pipeline for game-ready assets.
Master Blender bone constraints to build professional game rigs. IK chains, pole targets, Copy Rotation, and Stretch To — with clean engine export.
Rig a game-ready vehicle in Blender — spinning wheels, opening doors, and a steering column — then export it cleanly to Unity with all animations intact.
Cut animation file size by 60–80% without sacrificing quality. Practical compression settings for Unity, Unreal Engine 5, and Godot 4 game projects.
Stop fighting broken rigs and missing animations. Learn the exact Blender export settings to get skinned meshes and armatures into Unity without issues.
Learn how to retarget skeletal animations between different character rigs in Blender, Unity, and Unreal Engine 5 without breaking your pipeline.