Creating the simulation
Before we get started, make sure to download the Rigid Body Course Setup.blend file. This will include a basic scene, with some models and materials already in place and HDR for lighting. Each object is named accordingly, so it’s easy to navigate.
Once you are familiar with the scene, we can go ahead and start creating the simulation. If you would like to download the finished scene, Rigid Body Project File.blend, for reference, you can do that as well!
Working with Complex Rigid Bodies
When working with complex rigid body simulations, Blender tends to crash and be unresponsive. Remember to constantly save your Blender file throughout this tutorial so that you don’t lose progress if and when the program crashes.
Creating the wrecking ball
Let’s get started by simulating the wrecking ball crashing into one of the blue cubes! To do this, we’ll use the rigid body Object menu to add physics to all the chains at once:
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