Animations: IK and FK

Inverse Kinematics and Forward Kinematics explained

Forward Kinematics

Armatures are rigged from the top down: moving a bigger bone (e.g. a hip joint) makes all smaller bones follow:

Inverse Kinematics

Armatures are rigged from the bottom up. Moving a small bone (e.g. the collarbone) makes all bigger bones follow:

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