Characterization Tool menu button

Character

Create: Creates a new HIK character. By default, the new character is named Charactern , where n is a sequential number.
Rename: Lets you enter a new name for the HIK character.
Delete: Deletes the current HIK character.
Lock Character: Locks the current setup of the character, as it is mapped in the Figure view.

Control Rig

Create: Creates a Control rig for the current character, with IK and FK effectors based on the defined skeletal structure.
Rename: Renames the Control rig for the current character.
Delete: Deletes the Control rig from the current character.

Edit

Mirror Matching

Enables mirror matching mode. When on, the Characterization Tool checks for a mirror match on the opposite side of the body for every bone that you map. For example, if you map a bone called L_upperLeg, the tool automatically checks the skeleton for and R_upperLeg bone, and automatically maps that bone if it exists.

By default, mirror matching mode supports the following pairs of substrings:

Left side	Right side
Left	Right
L (followed by a single space)	R (followed by a single space)
L_	R_
_L	_R

If you use a different substring in your bone naming conventions to indicate the left and right sides of the body, you can select > Edit > Configure Mirror Matching to add your own strings.

Configure Mirror Matching

Opens the Configure Mirror Matching window, which lets you add new pairs of strings to the list that the Characterization Tool checks for mirror matching bone names. If you use a different substring in your bone naming conventions to indicate the left and right sides of the body, select this option to add your substrings.

See Activate and configure mirror matching.

Map Bones

Lets you map bones by applying a naming template of your own.

Extract Mapping Template

Opens the Save Template window. See Save Template window.

Help

Characterize Help: Launches the Characterization Tool help, which is also located in the MotionBuilder help documentation.
About: Launches a dialog box containing copyright information.