Armature Create

Create new armature system.

Node Data
Compose
Display name
Armature Create
Internal name
Node_Armature
Inheritances
node
node_armature
Inputs
node_armature
int	Axis
Outputs
node_armature
armature	Armature
Attributes
node_armature
Display name
Display bone

Armature system is a way to create bone-based animation.

Armature Editor

The main functionalities of this node is in the preview panel. There're 5 tools in the tool rack:

Adding Bones

When using the "Add bones" tools, click and drag on an empty area to add a new parent bone.

Click and drag from the end of a bone to create a child.

Click on a bone to split it.

Deleting Bones

Select the "Revome bones" and click on a bone you want to delete. Note that deleting a bone with children will reattach the children to the parent of the deleted bone, if the deleted bone has no parent, then the children will becomes new parents.

Detach Bones

Detach bones is used to detach a bone from its constrain. This does not mean removing the parent, but allowing the bone to move freely. Select the detach bones tool and click on the bone you want to detach.

Inverse Kinematics

Inverse Kinematics (IK) is a way to control the movement of a bone by moving its child.

Select the IK tool, click on the last bone of the chain, that bone will be highlighted with green color, drag it to the first bone of the chain and release the mouse. A new IK target object will appear and you can move it to control the chain.

Inspector

Armature node comes with custom inspector widget for viewing and managing the bones properties.

Armature System

This node only create a bone structure, to pose it or attach a surface onto it, you need the Armature Pose and Armature Bind nodes respectively.

To see the tutorial for the entire armature system, please check out the Armature tutorial page.