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Blender 3D animation help?

I am learning modeling and animation using Blender 3D. For a learning practice I have uploaded a file of something I am making. I have made a ball and chain in 3D now I want to make it swing like a pendulum using an armature. Does anyone know I could do this? Here is the file I am working on (requires 3D Blender installed) http://www.webboffin.com/ballandchain.blend 3D Blender is a free program so go down to their website to get it if you want it.

Public Comments

1. I would say you should simulate physics with the game engine.(record physics to ipo) But that can only be used for mesh objects. If you had mesh objects, then you could add a rigid body constraint to each link in the chain.