Rigging a thobe (dress)

Question

Hello,

I woould love some advice on how to rig a thobe for my character. I do plan to make his legs 1% opacity beneath the "dress", but currently the thobe is very stiff, which looks strange by the feet during the walk.

What is the best way to go about making his thobe look more natural as he walks? I tied to add physics to the dress but it didn't seem to change anything. I've also tired giving him wide, white legs to mimic the thobe but it didnt work out.

Screenshots attached.

Video of his walk: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_XFIOPVLIiLf4FcYNxqh8ZOSwdDo7fpN/view?usp=share_link

j-saito · Answer

This version of Sam by @Daniel McKittrick Ramirez uses Leader-Follower to make the skirt follow the leg movements. This may be close to the effect that you are looking for.

https://shared-assets.adobe.com/link/5415cdbd-abd7-474e-5a23-c80d39ea960f

Few things to be careful about:

Make sure the mesh with the follower is independent (crowned)
Make sure the mesh with the follower does not have other tagged handles to avoid the feedback loop

We can give more specific guidance if you can share your puppet on your Google Drive.

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