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Add-on Damped Track Chain
Damped Track Chain

为骨骼链一键生成阻尼追踪约束/One-click bone chain constraints.
Add-on by shengmingu
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Damped Track Chain – Blender

English | 中文


中文

这是一个简单的 Blender 插件。

✨ 功能特性

  • 一键生成骨骼链约束 – 选中链的根骨骼,点击按钮,每一节子骨骼都会自动获得指向其直接父级的阻尼追踪约束。
  • 渐变影响值控制 – 可设定起始影响值和变化步长,影响值能够沿链递减或递增,让你精细控制每一段骨骼的跟随强度。
  • 多链批量处理 – 支持同时选中多根根骨骼,每条链独立处理。
  • 安全清理 – 提供专用的清除按钮,一键移除所选骨骼链上的所有阻尼追踪约束,不会误删手动添加的其他约束。
  • 友好的界面面板 – 在姿态模式下,所有设置项都集成在 3D 视图右侧边栏(按 N 键展开)的 Rigging 选项卡中。

🚀 使用方法

  1. 选中你的骨架,进入 姿态模式。
  2. 按下 N 键展开右侧边栏,找到 Damped Track Chain 面板(位于 Rigging 分类下)。
  3. 根据需要调整参数:
    • 起始影响值 – 链中第一个约束(根骨骼 → 第一子骨骼)的影响强度。
    • 变化步长 – 每深入一级子骨骼,影响值变化的大小。
    • 变化方式 – 选择影响值沿链递减还是递增。
    • 追踪轴 – 指向目标骨骼的局部坐标轴(通常保持默认的 Y 轴即可)。
  4. 在视图中选中一条或多条链的根骨骼。
  5. 点击 添加链 按钮,约束即被自动创建。
  6. 如需移除,选中根骨骼后点击 清除链 即可。

English

This is a simple Blender add-on.

✨ Features

  • One-click bone chain constraints – Select the root bone(s) of a chain, click the button, and every child bone automatically gets a Damped Track constraint pointing to its direct parent.
  • Gradient influence control – Set a start influence value and a step value; influence can decrease or increase along the chain, giving you fine control over the follow strength of each segment.
  • Batch processing for multiple chains – Supports selecting multiple root bones at once; each chain is processed independently.
  • Safe cleanup – A dedicated Clear button removes all Damped Track constraints from the selected bone chains without deleting manually added constraints.
  • User-friendly panel – In Pose Mode, all settings are integrated into the Rigging tab of the 3D View sidebar (press N to reveal).

🚀 Usage

  1. Select your armature and enter Pose Mode.
  2. Press N to open the right sidebar, find the Damped Track Chain panel (under the Rigging category).
  3. Adjust the parameters as needed:
    • Start Influence – Influence strength of the first constraint (root bone → first child).
    • Step Value – Amount the influence changes per bone deeper in the chain.
    • Change Direction – Choose whether influence decreases or increases along the chain.
    • Track Axis – The local axis that points toward the target bone (usually keep the default Y axis).
  4. In the viewport, select the root bone(s) of one or more chains.
  5. Click Add Chain – constraints are created automatically.
  6. To remove constraints, select the root bone(s) and click Clear Chain.

What's New

1.0.2 June 1st, 2026

v1.0.2 Now you can select all bones.

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Developer
shengmingu
Rating
(3)
Version
1.0.2
Updated
1 mo
Published
April 21st, 2026
Downloads
1009
Size
6.0 KB
Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
Report Issues
github.com/shengmingu/Damped-Track-Chain-For-Blender
License
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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  • RemoveChestnut
  • v1.0.2
  • 2 w

Amazing. Saved me so much time, thank you

  • thorn-neverwake
  • v1.0.1
  • 1 mo

Isn't this creating a dependency loop? If so, it should not be approved for listing.

  • shengmingu replied
  • 1 mo

First of all, this is a classic performance-friendly way to simulate wiggly motion (often used for things like hair or tails where bones are connected in a chain,like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQV_wPQ8rBk). I simply turned it into an add-on to save the manual steps. The dependencies always flow downward along the bone hierarchy – no constraint points back to a parent bone or any bone higher up the chain. Unless someone deliberately adds reverse constraints, a dependency cycle will not occur.

  • Yan-4
  • v1.0.1
  • 1 mo

Nice little automator. Hopefully Blender implements damped track principle to native Rigify. So many possibilities for auto physics but also character balance, etc. etc.

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