Orient a joint’s local axes automatically
 
 
 

To automatically orient a joint’s local axes

  1. Select the joint whose local rotation axes orientation you want to set.
  2. Select Display > Transform Display > Local Rotation Axes.

    The current joint’s local rotation axes appear.

  3. In the Animation menu set (press F2), select Skeleton > Orient Joint> .

    The Orient Joint Options window appears.

  4. Set the Orient Joint Options.

    If you turn on Orient Child Joints in the options, you can view the local rotation axes of all the joints in the current joint’s joint chain by performing steps 4, 5, and 6 from Orient a joint’s local axes manually.

  5. Do one of the following:

    The Orient Joint Options window closes.

    The Orient Joint Options window remains open.

    The Orient Joint Options window closes.

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