Real-Time AI Animation is HERE — NVIDIA ARDY, Free & Local (6GB VRAM)
PixelArtistry
Aug 2, 2026 14:13
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NVIDIA just released Ardy — a real-time AI animation tool that runs completely locally on as little as 6GB VRAM. In this video I show you exactly how to set it up, how to use text prompts, waypoints, constraints, and live motion capture, and how to retarget the animation onto your AI-generated 3D character in Blender using Rokoko.
Big shoutout to AeroX for the low VRAM support and BVH export implementation!
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🔹 Requirements:
Windows 10 or 11
Python 3.12: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3120/
NVIDIA GPU (tested on RTX 4050 and above)
🔹 Tools used in this video:
NVIDIA Ardy (official site): https://research.nvidia.com/labs/sil/projects/ardy/
Ardy Installer Scripts (free): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ClOEDr7a9x76x6z_RlKPEMH_9B9TFYtV?usp=sharing
Mixamo (rigging — free): https://www.mixamo.com
Rokoko Blender Add-on (retargeting — free): https://github.com/Rokoko/rokoko-studio-live-blender
Blender 5.1: https://www.blender.org/download
ComfyUI Easy Install: https://github.com/Tavris1/ComfyUI-Easy-Install
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