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ARMATURES
Armatures are the foundations of what animators use for character animation. An armature is
just another word for a skeleton. Skeletons are made of bones, and in computer graphics, they
serve the same purpose. Bones are the individual parts of an armature or skeleton, and they
dictate how and where the skeleton moves, just like a real skeleton.
With armature objects, we can create, edit, and transform bones to animate them, bringing
characters and objects to life in computer graphics.
To Create an Armature, follow these steps:
Creating an Armature in Blender
An armature is a skeleton-like structure used for rigging and animating 3D models. Follow these
steps to create and modify an armature:
Step 1 Select the default cube.
Step 2 Press Delete to remove it.
Step 3 Press Shift + A to open the context menu.
Step 4 Select the Mesh option from the context menu. A submenu appears.
Step 5 Select the Circle option from the submenu.
Step 6 Enter 12 in the Vertices spin box.
Step 7 Press Tab to enter Edit Mode.
Step 8 Press E to extrude.
Step 9 Press Z to constrain the extrusion along the Z-axis.
Step 10 Move the Mouse to adjust the extrusion to the desired size and click to confirm.
Step 11 Select the vertices at the top of the object. Hold Shift and click to select multiple vertices.
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