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Editing Palms and Ankles

Select a limb bone. > Modify panel > Limb Setup rollout > Turn on Palm (for arm) or Ankle (for leg). > Select palm or ankle bone.

Palm parameters include dimensions and a list box for adding and remove digits. The Ankle Setup rollout is identical.

Interface

Name: The name of the palm. See Using 3ds Max CAT's Naming System
Copy/Paste/Paste Mirrored: Buttons for copying and pasting the palm settings to or from other palms. See Copying and Pasting Rig Parts.
Use Custom Mesh: Toggles the custom mesh for this palm. See Customizing the Geometry on CATBones.
Length/Width/Height: The size of the palm in the respective dimension, measured in CATUnits.
Num Digits: The number of digits (fingers or toes) the palm has. Range=0 to 100.

After you add digits, you can edit them and their bones by selecting a digit bone. See Editing Digits.

NoteAs you add and remove digits, the fingers distribute themselves automatically along the end of the palm. By default, Digit 1 is the thumb.
Add Bone: Adds an extra bone to the palm.
Add Rigging: Adds special rigging objects, such as props, to the palm. For details, see To add rigging objects:.