Is blender addon version support armature animation object?

[poomnatt]

i try to do cloth sim for a character is it possible to use armature animated object as static ?,thank you in advance

[ryichando]

Thank you for posting. If you mean an animated character, currently this is only possible via Blender Python scripting. If you can connect a coding agent (e.g. Codex or Claude Code) via MCP, you can ask the LLM to do it for you.

[poomnatt]

Thank you so much ,in the future the animated bone mesh feature in addon panel could be such a cool feature for us animators ,thank you for great tool ,try many things with this super happy so far

[carlosedubarreto]

@poomnatt I didnt try it, but just to try to make things clear.
What you mean is that, you are trying to use a mesh that is afected by an armature as static object in ZOZO solver, so the cloth can colide with it, right?

The ideia is to use the ZOZO shell model to apply cloth animation that is a dress, for example, of a character?

Edit: I just did a quick test, and when you set a character that is deformed by an armature, the cloth goes though.
Here is an example.

blender_J6LGtvOZNp.mp4

So, the way it is now, it seems like the simulations cannot be used with characters.

Edit2: Actually it detects the mesh only at its position without the armature pose and position
Here is another video that can show it better.
You can see that the cloth detects the mesh, but not the way we would expect, taking in consideration the changes from the armature.

blender_wqzYb2ZSbl.mp4

[poomnatt]

https://github.com/st-tech/ppf-contact-solver#-jupyterlab-examples
it's jupiterlab example here

[carlosedubarreto]

Oh got it. It feels to me more that the addon was not prepared to work with deformed meshes....
Another possibilyt maybe would be to use the jupyter way... Certainly its not as simple as use it in blender, but it might be the fast way to use zozo solver for you animation.

[carlosedubarreto]

I was trying to use the jupyter way, but seems I was not able to, using the windows native. Probably something else needs to be done. But I'm low on free time now to keep trying.

And from what I saw, the development will slow down now. So maybe the best will be to try to make it work via jupyter to be able to use it properly with the animated mesh.

[carlosedubarreto]

Man, I was having a hard time to find how to use the solver in jupyter lab, actually you just have to go to the folder you unpacked to use with the blender addon.
in that folder you have a stat.bat
Click on it, and you'll be able to load jupyterlab and there you have a lot of other examples.

I think that is the best way that you can use to run the solver with animated mesh.

Here is a screen of a test that I was doing, running one of the examples there..

[carlosedubarreto]

oh yeah, and when you export from blender to jupyterlab, I'm almost sure that it goes to the folder "blender-export"

[ryichando]

@poomnatt @carlosedubarreto I understand the importance of character animation. I’ve made a quick patch to the UI on my end, as shown in the attached video. I still need to run tests before releasing it publicly, but if nothing else breaks, it should be ready in a day or two.

character-anim.mp4

[carlosedubarreto]

I'll send kudos you both 😊🙌

[ryichando]

@poomnatt @carlosedubarreto Armature animation support has been now wired up on my end. Please see the attached video. No scripting is needed. I will run automated long-run rig tests, and if no issues are confirmed, it will be out soon.

armature-preview.mp4

[carlosedubarreto]

It looks AWESOME!!! (the animation I provided is terrible, but the interaction from the simulation is incredible!!!!)
Thanks for taking the time to make that possible!!!!

[poomnatt]

@ryichando that look really amazing!

[carlosedubarreto]

Working beatifully!!! thanks a lot @ryichando 🙌

[carlosedubarreto]

@poomnatt I think the new addon was released.
probably we'll have to download also the new portable version.

[ryichando]

@poomnatt @carlosedubarreto Yes, I was about to post an announcement. I’ve delivered a new release, and it is now fully supported.
I have also posted a video tutorial showing how to let armature deformables interact with dynamic objects. See “Armature Interaction”.

https://st-tech.github.io/ppf-contact-solver/blender_addon/tutorial.html

Please update both the solver engine and the addon; otherwise, you will encounter a “Protocol Mismatch” error.

[RathalosArt]

Hey, I can into some issues.
I've tried to simulate a rigged object as a solid.
To make parts of a body react to movement.

I pinned where it should stay attached to the rig and made a pin group, then i cached the animation with the handy option you provided.

But after i did that, the transfer takes around 10 minutes and running the simulation doesn't show any progress at all.
It almost seems like it's struggling to initialise the simulation.

I'd appreciate any help.

[ryichando]

@RathalosArt Is this issue #67 what you are talking about? It's a known issue and already fixed at my ends. Will be delivered in the next release.

[RathalosArt]

@RathalosArt Is this issue #67 what you are talking about? It's a known issue and already fixed at my ends. Will be delivered in the next release.

Oh wow! Yes it is!
Thank you for the lightning fast reply!
Any idea when that next release is gonna happen? Would love to use it. 😊

[ryichando]

@RathalosArt The release should be soon. All stress tests are passing, so I expect the earliest release to be tomorrow, unless I run into any unexpected issues.

[RathalosArt]

@RathalosArt The release should be soon. All stress tests are passing, so I expect the earliest release to be tomorrow, unless I run into any unexpected issues.

Awesome! Can't wait to use it in my projects! 😊

You're doing great work!! 😊