Controls tab

The Controls tab contains the following main areas:

• Controls tab toolbar
• Character representation
• HumanIK Controls

The following table provides a brief overview of tasks using the Controls tab.

To...	Do this
Create a Control rig.	Select one of the following: Control Rig in the Source menu
Change to Full Body keying and manipulation mode.	Click .
Change to Body Part keying and manipulation mode.	Click .
Show the character's skeleton.	Click .
Create an auxiliary or pivot effector.	-click an IK effector cell and select Create Aux Effector or Create Pivot Effector.
Remove an auxiliary or pivot effector.	Select the effector in the scene and press . To remove all extra effectors for a cell, -click and select Clear Extra Effectors.
Pin an effector in Translation.	Select the corresponding IK effector cell, then click .
Pin an effector in Rotation.	Select the corresponding IK effector cell, then click .
Temporarily release all pinning.	Click .
Bake the active Source onto the current Character.	Select an option from the Bake menu ( > Bake). See Bake options in the Character Controls.

Related topics

• Control rigs, effectors, and pivots