configurecontrols

Configures the look and behavior of controls on an APEX rig.

Since

20.5

This feature is still under development. The current functionality is unfinished and subject to change, and may have thin or no documentation. Please bear this in mind when using it.

This component configures the look and behavior of the controls on an APEX rig.

Parameters ¶

useguides

Specifies whether or not to use the guide controls.

guidesource

The guide skeleton that is used as a reference when creating control shapes.

skincontrolshape

The control shape.

KineFX

Overview ¶

KineFX character toolset

Preparing character elements ¶

Rigging with APEX graphs ¶

APEX graph basics
APEX Script basics for graph building
Graphs for numerical operations
Graphs for viewport animation
Graphs for deforming geometry
Graph metadata
APEX path pattern
APEX graph nodes

APEX nodes provide operations for building up the functionality of APEX graphs, which are used in KineFX to create character rigs and perform other geometry manipulation.
APEX updates for H20.5

Building rig graphs with APEX Script ¶

Rigging with rig components ¶

Animating in the viewport ¶

Animation workflow
Working in the animate state
Animate state tools and functionality
Animate state hotkeys
Control selection sets

A tree view of controls, selections, and selection sets for the animate state. Allows management of control selection and visibility.
Animation layers
Animation toolbar

configurecontrols

Parameters ¶

KineFX

Overview ¶

Preparing character elements ¶

Rigging with APEX graphs ¶

Building rig graphs with APEX Script ¶

Rigging with rig components ¶

Animating in the viewport ¶

SOP-based animation ¶

Deformation ¶

Animation retargeting ¶

Pre-H20 ¶

Panes ¶

Appendix ¶