Controls Character representation

Displays an image of a biped character and all the effectors you can use to animate a HumanIK Control rig.

Once you create a Control rig for your skeleton definition, the Character representation displays cells for each IK and FK effector in the rig. These cells provide visual feedback on the pinning, IK blend, and IK pull defined for each effector, and also let you create and select auxiliary effectors and pivot effectors.

IK cell status

Each IK cell of the Character representation updates to reflect the status of the corresponding effector. The following tables describe the various states of each cell.

Selection

Cell	Effector state
	Selected
	Not selected
	Selected as part of the active keying group - Full Body or Body Part. See the Manipulation and keying modes topic in the Help.

Pinning

Cell	Effector state
	Pinned in translation.
	Pinned in rotation.
	Pinned in translation and rotation.

See also the Pinning topic in the Help.

IK Blend and IK Pull

Cell	Effector state
	IK Blend T set to 1.00.
	IK Blend R set to 1.00.
	IK Blend T and IK Blend R set to 1.00.
	IK Pull set to 1.00. (With IK Blend T and IK Blend R set to 1.00.)
	IK Pull set to 0.50.

Auxiliary and pivot effectors

Cell	Effector state
	Main effector has auxiliary effectors. Click the + icon to view.
	Main effector has pivot effectors. Click the + icon to view.
	Auxiliary effector
	Pivot effector

See also the Control rigs, effectors, and pivots topic and the Add auxiliary and pivot effectors topic in the Help.

Body Part views

Arrow icons next to the hands and feet in the Character representation let you switch to zoomed in views where you can select individual effectors within the character's hands and feet. Clicking on the hand or foot icon in the upper right corner of each view toggles between the left and right body part.

Hands

Feet