Rig and animate your 3D model

Rigging and animation for a 3D character: compare the rigging models (Rodin, Cartwheel, Uthana, Tripo, Meshy), rig with Rodin Hyper3D Rigging, then generate motion from text or from a video.

  • Lesson 5 of 13
  • Checked Nov 10, 2026

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This lesson adds a skeleton to a 3D model, and makes it move. The models and settings in this lesson are as of November 2026.

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  • Rigging builds a skeleton and binds it to the mesh: filter the model bar by 3D input and search for rig to find Rodin Hyper3D Rigging, Cartwheel, Uthana, Tripo and Meshy.
  • Each extra animation is baked into the same file as its own clip.
  • Text to Motion turns a description into animation, and Video to Motion captures a filmed performance.
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