Strugling with duplicating the rig in Blender 2.8

Hi comicsserg.

The easiest way to do this is to just use the 2.8 files that are available to download in the animation bootcamp.

That is a direct link to the 2.8 downloads.

I have updated all the files but the video hasn’t been updated yet.

Give that a go and let me know if you’re still struggling.

In Blender 2.80, sadly, the same limitations exist with the linking system in 2.79 (actually there are more limitations at the moment but that’s a different story).

So if you want to link multiple copies of the same rig, you can’t.

The workaround is to create a copy of the rig file, and then link in the copy as well as the original. 

In the animation bootcamp files where there are the multiple rigs – they are local copies in the same file.  (meaning they are not linked, they are real rigs)

You could technically link these rigs into a new file, but you will only be able to have 1 proxy of each of the rigs in that file.

Does that make sense?

I’ll record a video which explains this shortly but hopefully that is enough info to help you out right now.

If you are doing it that way, just make sure you are also duplicating all the meshes.

They are using a driver to hide them – but I’m not sure if they get selected in 2.8 when you select everything like that in the outliner.

(but going to test that later today!)

I tested this out and recorded the updated video, it will be released soon.

Thanks for letting me know about that new feature 🙂