Character Controls overview

Skeleton > HumanIK > Character Controls

Window > Animation Editors > HumanIK > Character Controls

The Character Controls contain the following main areas and options:

The following table provides a brief overview of tasks using the Character Controls.

To...	Do this
Create a Control rig.	Select Control Rig > Create.
Change the appearance of rig effectors.	Select Control Rig > Rig Look, then select an effector style.
Change to Full Body keying and manipulation mode.	Click .
Change to Body Part keying and manipulation mode.	Click .
Set the animation source for the current character.	Select Source, then select an input.
Create an auxiliary or pivot effector.	-click an IK effector cell and select Create Aux Effector or Create Pivot Effector.
Remove an auxiliary or pivot effector.	Select the effector in the scene and press . To remove all extra effectors for a cell, -click and select Clear Extra Effectors.
Pin an effector in Translation.	Select the corresponding IK effector cell, then click .
Pin an effector in Rotation.	Select the corresponding IK effector cell, then click .
Temporarily release all pinning.	Click .
Edit retargeting parameters in the Attribute Editor.	Select Character > Edit Properties.