Learn SHAPES,
one topic at a time.

The everyday workflow: create, edit, drive and mirror a shape, plus what is good to know when working with SHAPES.

Create and Tweak a Shape The basic workflow: load a mesh, create a new shape key in a pose and adjust it later. Basics #1 ·2:14 Drive a Shape Link a shape to a bone so that a pose activates it, for an existing shape or while creating a new one. Basics #2 ·1:54 Create Opposite Mirror a finished shape to the other side of the character, including its driver. Basics #3 ·1:40 Working with SHAPES A few things which are good to know: some are by design, some exist because of what Blender allows an add-on to do. Basics #4 ·2:54

Keep large setups manageable with groups, labels and filters.

Groups and List Management Work with groups, and a few tools which help with many list items. Organisation #1 ·2:16 Labels and Filters Two ways to quickly find shapes in a large setup: colour labels and filters. Organisation #2 ·2:18

The Symmetry Map behind every mirroring command in SHAPES.

The Symmetry Map The base for all mirroring in SHAPES, and what to do if a mesh isn't mapped completely. Symmetry #1 ·2:55

Create new shapes from existing ones: split, merge, swap and paint regions.

Split, Merge and Swap Three commands which create new shapes from existing ones, or rearrange them. Splitting #1 ·1:55

Influence Map Break down a complex shape into several regions, simply by painting them. Splitting #2 ·Video on 28 Oct

Tools for refining shapes while they are being edited.

Standard drivers in detail, and RBF setups with RBF Nodes.

Combination shapes and how edits carry over into them.

Shape corrections for animated shots.

Moving shapes and setups in and out of SHAPES.