This is the documentation for Lazy Bones, version 1.0 and later.
Lazy Bones is a rigging add-on for Blender designed to expedite bone placement. It uses simulation nodes, edge-to-bone conversion, and other tools to achieve this.
Lazy Bones (Blender Addon) - Quick Guide Tutorial
Lazy Bones (Blender Addon) - Extended Walkthrough Tutorial
This feature is available from the right-click menu in 'Object' mode when a 'mesh' object is selected.
This option is available on the N-panel after clicking 'Apply Simulation'. It will only appear if the selected object has the Sim Clean modifiers.
This option is available from the right-click menu when you're in 'Edit' mode and 'Edge Select' mode is activated.
This option is available in the N-panel whenever an armature is the active object.
Dissolve by (2/3/4) / Dissolve to one.
Switch direction / bone targets.
This option is available in the right-click menu when a 'lattice' object is selected in 'Object' mode.
Many use cases and examples of troubleshooting simulations are shown on the YouTube channel:
Lazy Bones (Blender addon) - Rigging Test 8 - DON'T SIMULATE (sometimes)
Lazy Bones (Blender Addon) - Simulation Fixes - 2d / cutouts
Lazy Bones (Blender addon) - Rigging Hair Tutorial