Plugins or tools for dealing with a 7 block long tail

[wide lodge]

Hey folks! Just wondering, is there a tool that makes working with tails this long easier? Posing it manually every single time for my comic gets exhausting quick.

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[graceful nexus]

have you tried using IK (Inverse Kinematics)?

[wide lodge]

it breaks the tail in half for me

if you have suggestions for how to set up IKs without the tail becoming shredded, please share

I did it by the tutorial, target at the tip, next to the locator

it wasn’t flexible enough in the end

it also meant I couldn’t control it to form shapes with it (tail spring, coiled up resting tail, etc.)

[graceful nexus]

yeah other than that you'll have to blender for more advanced IK or manually rigging the tail