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Technical FAQ

Step-by-step answers to common rigging, export, and workflow questions.


Questions
How to control multiple characters ?
Why are my polevectors not straight ?
Is there a “simultaneous FK and IK spine” setup ?
Where is the “Space-Switching” ?
How to switch between FK and IK
How do I add MetaCarpal joints
Why are the IK controllers not aligned with the foot / wrist ?
Where is the help documentation?
Are there any tutorials ?
How to add extra Main controls
How to set Eye rotation range
How to modify Pupil or Iris attributes
How can I make the rig faster
How do I show the joints
How to rig Non-spherical eyes
T pose or A pose
Why are some FitSkeleton in 1/10th scale
How to avoid Spine from flipping
How to avoid Wrist from flipping
Is AdvancedSkeleton FaceSetup a BlendShape rig or Joint rig
How to animate past the limits
How to rig a piston or spring
Why is there a gap between fingers when spread is set to minimum
Why is the rig slow when starting animation
What is different between “Cluster” and “SoftMod” custom-control
Where is the “Simplified FaceSetup” button ?
Where are the MetaCarpals ?
Why is the face black, after the FaceSetup ?
Why are areas of the face not deforming with the FaceSetup ?
Why are some values missing from the DrivingSystem-Edit popup menu
Where are the controllers for my added joints ?
Where is the IK head on the biped template ?
Why are default rigs 1/10th of real world scale ?
Why is the EyeBrow-Center controller only on Right side ?
How do I sculpt blendShape targets in ZBrush ?
How to make the Dynamics collide ?
How to add IK to fingers ?
How to add sine-wave tail ?
How to make a dragon fly on a path ?
How can I change the default pose ?
What are “Angle Rotations” ?
How to add “Space Switching” ?
How to create more Tongue controllers ?
Why does the Root and Spine not rotate the same way ?
How do I add a gun-prop ?
Why are some functions in the Main UI and some in the Selector/Picker ?
What are the Extra controls for ?
How do I rig a snake, octopus, etc ?
How can I search the frequently asked questions (FAQ) ?
Why are the controllers not named _Ctrl ?
Can I rename the controllers ?
Why am I getting Error during Lip Build ?
Does AdvancedSkeleton have Ribbon Setup ?
How can I add a Auto-Shoulder ?
When to use the “Keep All” options ?
What if my Face Model is only one single Mesh ?
Why are Fingers controller missing ?
Why is the Shoulder Joint not rotating ?
Why am I getting SkinCage Errors ?
How can I customize the controllers ?
Why does the Spine flip at 180 degrees ?
What are the IKHybrid controllers ?
How to change orientation of Face Controllers ?
How can I add a COG controller ?
Where is the AutoPlace button ?