Simple Hand Holding Mechanics in Unreal Engine 5 | IK & Animation Blueprint Guide
This is a basic hand-holding system I created 6 months ago using Animation Blueprints & Inverse Kinematics (IK)—no animations involved!
While there are more advanced ways to achieve this, I wanted to share this quick and simple method for anyone looking to add basic character interaction in UE5.
What You’ll Learn:
Setting up IK for hand positioning using Anim Blueprints
A simple approach to hand-holding mechanics in UE5
Works for NPCs, co-op games, and basic interactions
https://dev.epicgames.com/community/learning/tutorials/xjXX/unreal-engine-5-5-hand-holding-mechanics-simple-ik-animation-blueprint-setup-tutorial