Creating Chain Mail in Blender

Make chain mail in Blender!

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Learn how to create detailed, dynamic chain mail in Blender through this video tutorial by Stanislas. This is an advanced tutorial but can be followed by anyone with a basic knowledge of Blender's physics systems and particles.

What you'll learn:

In this tutorial you will learn how to combine the cloth simulation system with a particle system to create incredible chain mail. The end result of this tutorial is a chail mail piece that is dynamic, conforms to the shape, and can be animated with realistic physical movement. Even though the actual rings do not move exactly like real chain mail, the cloth simulation gives a very convincing result.