cloth-sim
Garment blockout, cloth simulation, pin groups, and bake to shape keys or caches for characters and props in Blender via MCP.
npx skills add arjun988/blender-skills --skill cloth-sim --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Cloth Sim Garment blockout → sim → art-direct → bake. Stable pins. Engine-friendly caches/shape keys. ## When to Use - Dresses, capes, coats, flags, banners - Character clothing that needs drape - Baking sim to shape keys or Alembic/USD caches - Pre-roll settling before animation export ## Workflow ``` Garment mesh (quad-friendly) → Vertex groups (pin/collide) → Cloth modifier settings → Collision objects → Pre-roll settle → Sim pass → Art-direct fixes → Bake shape keys / cache → Cleanup → Export ``` ## Mesh Prep - Quads preferred; even density on deforming areas - Avoid long skinny triangles on folds - Apply scale before sim - Separate garment from body collider ## Vertex Groups | Group | Purpose | |-------|---------| | `PIN_Cloth` | Anchors (waist, shoulders, collar) | | `COL_Ignore` | Optional non-colliding regions | | `STIFF_High` | Belts, seams that should resist stretch | ## Settings Starters | Look | Quality | Speed | Bending | |------|---------|-------|---------| | Soft dress | 8–12 | 1.0 | Low | | Stiff coat | 5–8 | 1.0 | Higher | | Flag/cape | 8–10 | 1.0–1.5 | Low–mid | Tune mass and air viscosity for scale. Always run a settle pre-roll. ## Bake Targets | Target | Use |
- When to Use
- Workflow
- Mesh Prep
- Vertex Groups
- Settings Starters
- Bake Targets
- Constraints
- MUST DO
- MUST NOT DO
- Reference Guide
What does the cloth-sim skill do?
Garment blockout, cloth simulation, pin groups, and bake to shape keys or caches for characters and props in Blender via MCP.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add arjun988/blender-skills --skill cloth-sim --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From arjun988/blender-skills, a repository with 71 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.