How to ragdoll a skinned mesh

[Lushisnothere (blublub)]

hi, I would like my skinned mesh to be able to ragdoll. I’m not sure if this can be achieved via script or manually, but I would prefer not to cut the mesh into separate limbs so as not to make it sharp between the flaps, thanks!

[Dude_Danish (DANISH)]

As far as I’m aware it’s currently not possible to ragdoll a single mesh. It’s super annoying and a request to implement a build-in feature was made back in 2022.
We’ll just have to wait, I’ve just bumped this to hopefully give it some more recognition. Like it and perhaps bump it in a few weeks.

Add built-in skinned mesh ragdoll functionality (or make it easier to achieve)

As a Roblox developer, it is currently too hard to use the skinned mesh system and allow for ragdolls at the same time. In my game I use skinned mesh rigs for all of my characters, with most if not all of the rigs containing a single mesh that has a bunch of bones. This works for normal animations, however as described by a reply in this thread, to achieve a ragdoll for a skinned mesh rig you need the mesh split up where each limb is (and even then, it’s described as a hacky solution that doesn’…

[Lushisnothere (blublub)]

i’ve seen that post but i just can’t follow the instructions because i don’t fully understand. i’d need a video

[Dude_Danish (DANISH)]

It’s not really instructions, it’s a feature request for the engine. As mentioned, it’s currently not possible to ragdoll a single rigged meshpart and you’ll need to either use the work-around by cutting it into an R15 rig or wait for the feature to (hopefully) be announced.