hikHandle

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The hikHandle manages all of the effectors used to drive Human IK on a skeleton. Human IK is a full-body solver. Unlike the other ik handles in Maya, the hikHandle is not restricted to a single effector on a chain of joints. Instead, the hikHandle manages multiple effectors which are used to control biped or quadruped characters.

Related nodes

joint, ikHandle, hikSolver, ikSystem, hikEffector

Attributes (153)

The following quick index only shows top-level attributes (too many attributes to show them all): activate, chest (1), contactsPosition (6), convertScale, defaultMatrix, effectors, extra (1), feetContactPosition (6), feetFloorContactSetup (3), fingerTipsSizes (12), fingersFloorContactSetup (2), fkjoints, fkmatrix, floorContacts (4), handsFloorContactSetup (3), head (1), hips (1), joints, killPitch (4), leftArm (4), leftFootGroundPlane, leftFootOrientedGroundPlane, leftHandGroundPlane, leftHandOrientedGroundPlane, leftLeg (3), propertyChanged, rightArm (4), rightFootGroundPlane, rightFootOrientedGroundPlane, rightHandGroundPlane, rightHandOrientedGroundPlane, rightLeg (3), rollExtraction (17), solving (5), stancePoseMatrix, stiffness (19), time, toeTipsSizes (12), toesFloorContactSetup (2), usingMB55Rig

Long name (short name)	Type	Default	Flags
activate (act)	bool	true
Indicates whether the Full body system should be active or not.
chest (flo)	compound	n/a
Folder for Chest controls
chestPull (rcp) float 0.00 The degree to which the solver tries to preserve the initial FK angle of the chest.
contactsPosition (cp)	compound	n/a
Folder for Contacts Position controls
handHeight (hh) float 7.50 Defines the floor contact offset height for the hand
handBack (hb) float 4.50 Defines the length of the back edge of the hand.
handMiddle (hm) float 13.00 Defines the length to the middle of the hand, where the fingers bend.
handFront (hf) float 7.00 Defines the length of the frontmost part of the hand.
handInSide (his) float 5.00 Defines the length of the interior of the hand.
handOutSide (hos) float 5.00 Defines the length of the exterior of the hand.
convertScale (cs)	bool	true
Indicates upon file open, whether to put the scale of all effectors to unity and scale up the radius by the same amount. This attribute is put primarily for backward compatibility purposes, where in previous versions of Maya (pre 2008) the scale of effectors did not matter, but starting from Maya 2008, at least the scale of secondary pivots does matter.
defaultMatrix (dm)	matrix	identity
This attribute is used during file save and retrieve only. It stores the current default matrix for each joint at the time the file was saved. This matrix is used to initialize the humanIK solve after file open.
effectors (eff)	bool	false
The associated hikEffectors for this handle.
extra (ex)	compound	n/a
Folder for Extra controls
pullIterationCount (pic) float 10.00 Controls the number of times pull is calculated. The greater the number of iterations, the more accurate the pull calculation. However, a higher number of iterations may decrease system performance.
fkjoints (fj)	Message	n/a
the FK joints, which together with the effectors, drive the joints controlled by this handle
fkmatrix (fm)	matrix	identity
the FK joints matrices, which when the fk joints are manipulated will get dirtied
feetContactPosition (flf)	compound	n/a
Folder for feet contact position controls
footHeight (fh) float 7.50 Defines the floor contact offset height for the foot
footBack (fra) float 4.50 Defines the length of the back edge of the foot.
footMiddle (fma) float 13.00 Defines the length of the middle (ball) of the foot.
footFront (ffm) float 7.00 Defines the length of the frontmost section of the foot.
footInSide (fia) float 5.00 Defines the length of the interior of the foot.
footOutSide (foa) float 5.00 Defines the length of the exterior of the foot.
feetFloorContactSetup (fle)	compound	n/a
Folder for Feet Floor Contact Setup controls
feetFloorPivot (fpv) enum 0 Specify which part of the feet take priority when they make contact with the floor. A selection of "auto" will average priority between the ankle and toes so that when the foot makes conact with the floor the ankle is translated back and the toes are pushed forward. A selection of "ankle" will cause the toes to move forward to maintain the trajectory of the ankle. A selection of "toes" will cause the ankle to be translated backwards to keep the toes firmly planted.
feetContactType (fct) enum 0 This attribute allows you to define the number and orientation of markers used to define the floor contact for the foot. In "normal" contact, six markers define each contact between the foot and the floor. The middle markers should define where the toes begin. In "ankle" contact, four points define each contact and are placed around the base of the foot. In "toe base" contact, four points define each contact and are placed around the toes of each foot. In "hoof" contact, four points define each contact, but the points are oriented at a 90 degree angle, allowing you to define the floor contact for animal types with hooves, such as horses. These contact markers allow for 180 degrees of movement.
feetContactStiffness (fcs) float 0.00 Defines how stiff the foot becomes as soon as any part of the foot contacts the floor. At 100% (1.0) the ankle rotation will not change, this keeps the foot configuration while contacting. At 0% the ankle rotation will be adapted to minimize floor penetration. In both cases, ankle translation will do the final correction.
fingerTipsSizes (fts)	compound	n/a
Folder for finger tips size controls
leftHandThumbTip (ltt) float 0.50 Adjusts the size of the floor marker used to outline the left thumb.
leftHandIndexTip (lit) float 0.50 Adjusts the size of the floor marker used to outline the left index finger.
leftHandMiddleTip (lmt) float 0.50 Adjusts the size of the floor marker used to outline the left middle finger.
leftHandRingTip (lrt) float 0.50 Adjusts the size of the floor marker used to outline the left ring finger.
leftHandPinkyTip (lpt) float 0.50 Adjusts the size of the floor marker used to outline the left pinky finger.
leftHandExtraFingerTip (lxt) float 0.50 Adjusts the size of the floor marker used to outline the left extra finger.
rightHandThumbTip (rtt) float 0.50 Adjusts the size of the floor marker used to outline the right thumb.
rightHandIndexTip (rit) float 0.50 Adjusts the size of the floor marker used to outline the right index finger.
rightHandMiddleTip (rmt) float 0.50 Adjusts the size of the floor marker used to outline the right middle finger.
rightHandRingTip (rrt) float 0.50 Adjusts the size of the floor marker used to outline the right ring finger.
rightHandPinkyTip (rpp) float 0.50 Adjusts the size of the floor marker used to outline the right pinky finger.
rightHandExtraFingerTip (rxt) float 0.50 Adjusts the size of the floor marker used to outline the right extra finger.
fingersFloorContactSetup (flg)	compound	n/a
Folder for Fingers Floor Contact Setup controls
fingersContactType (fcm) enum 1 Controls the behavior of the fingers as they make contact with the floor. You can select between three different behaviors: sticky, spread and stickySpread. "Sticky" causes each finger to stick to the floor exactly where contact is made. "Spread" spreads the fingers as they make contact with the floor, attempting to keep the position of the fingers intact. Rotation is applied to the root of each finger. "StickySpread" averages the finger behaviour between both Sticky and Spread.
fingersContactRollStiffness (hcr) float 0.00 Defines how the finger rotations will react to a floor contact.
floorContacts (fc)	compound	n/a
Folder for Floor Contacts controls
handsFloorContact (hfc) bool 0 When enabled, prevents the hands from going through the floor.
feetFloorContact (fec) bool 0 When enabled, prevents the feet from going through the floor.
fingersFloorContact (fic) bool 0 When enabled, prevents the fingers from going through the floor.
toesFloorContact (tfc) bool 0 When enabled, prevents the toes from going through the floor.
handsFloorContactSetup (flc)	compound	n/a
Folder for Hands Floor Contact Setup controls
handsFloorPivot (hfp) enum 0 Define a stable point when applying floor contact.
handsContactType (hct) enum 0 This attribute allows you to define the number and orientation of markers used to define the floor contact for the hands. In "normal" contact, six markers define each contact between the hand and the floor. The middle markers should define where the fingers begin. In "wrist" contact, four points define each contact. The hand markers are displayed around each palm. In "FingerBase" contact, four points define each contact. The hand floor contact markers display around each finger. In "hoof" contact, four points define each contact, but the points are oriented at a 90 degree angle, allowing you to define the floor contact for animal types with hooves, such as horses. These contact markers allow for 180 degrees of movement.
handsContactStiffness (hcs) float 0.00 Defines how stiff the hand becomes as soon as any part of the hand contacts the floor. At 100% (1.0) the wrist rotation will not change, this keeps the hand configuration while contacting. At 0% the wrist rotation will be adapted to minimize floor penetration. In both cases, wrist translation will do the final correction.
head (fll)	compound	n/a
Folder for Head controls
headPull (phd) float 0.00 The extent to which the head is attracted to its effector during IK playback.
hips (flp)	compound	n/a
Folder for Hips controls
hipsPull (chp) float 0.00 The degree to which the solver tries to preserve the initial FK angle of the hips.
joints (jt)	Message	n/a
The joints controlled by this handle.
killPitch (kp)	compound	n/a
Folder for kill pitch controls
leftElbowKillPitch (lek) bool 0 When enabled, removes the pitch axis on the left elbow.
rightElbowKillPitch (rek) bool 0 When enabled, removes the pitch axis on the right elbow.
leftKneeKillPitch (lkk) bool 0 When enabled, removes the pitch axis on the left knee.
rightKneeKillPitch (rkk) bool 0 When enabled, removes the pitch axis on the right knee.
leftArm (flm)	compound	n/a
Folder for Left Arm controls
leftElbowPull (ple) float 0.00 The extent to which the left elbow is attracted to its effector during IK playback.
leftHandPullChest (cpl) float 1.00 The extent to which the left hand affects the chest during IK playback.
leftHandPullHips (plh) float 1.00 The extent to which the left hand affects the hips during IK playback.
leftFingerBasePull (plb) float 0.00 The extent to which the left finger base is attracted to its effector during IK playback.
leftFootGroundPlane (lfg)	double	0.0
The ground plane for the left foot floor contact. *obsolete* used for non-oriented floor contacts. Use leftFootOrientedGroundPlane instead.
leftFootOrientedGroundPlane (log)	matrix	identity
The oriented ground plane for the left foot floor contact.
leftHandGroundPlane (lhg)	double	0.0
The ground plane for the left hand floor contact. *obsolete* used for non-oriented floor contacts. Use leftHandOrientedGroundPlane instead.
leftHandOrientedGroundPlane (loh)	matrix	identity
The oriented ground plane for the left hand floor contact.
leftLeg (flq)	compound	n/a
Folder for Left Leg controls
leftKneePull (plk) float 0.00 The extent to which the left knee is attracted to its effector during IK playback.
leftFootPull (plf) float 1.00 The extent to which the left foot is attracted to its effector during IK playback.
leftToeBasePull (plt) float 0.00 The extent to which the left toe base is attracted to its effector during IK playback.
propertyChanged (pc)	Message	n/a
Internal attribute used to optimize evaluation of properties for the solver.
rightArm (fln)	compound	n/a
Folder for Right Arm controls
rightElbowPull (pre) float 0.00 The extent to which the right elbow is attracted to its effector during IK playback.
rightHandPullChest (cpr) float 1.00 The extent to which the right hand affects the chest during IK playback.
rightHandPullHips (prh) float 1.00 The extent to which the right hand affects the hips during IK playback.
rightFingerBasePull (prb) float 0.00 The extent to which the right finger base is attracted to its effector during IK playback.
rightFootGroundPlane (rfg)	double	0.0
The ground plane for the right foot floor contact. *obsolete* used for non-oriented floor contacts. Use rightFootOrientedGroundPlane instead.
rightFootOrientedGroundPlane (rog)	matrix	identity
The oriented ground plane for the right foot floor contact.
rightHandGroundPlane (rhg)	double	0.0
The ground plane for the right hand floor contact. *obsolete* used for non-oriented floor contacts. Use rightHandOrientedGroundPlane instead.
rightHandOrientedGroundPlane (roh)	matrix	identity
The oriented ground plane for the right hand floor contact.
rightLeg (flr)	compound	n/a
Folder for Right Leg controls
rightKneePull (prk) float 0.00 The extent to which the right knee is attracted to its effector during IK playback.
rightFootPull (prf) float 1.00 The extent to which the right foot is attracted to its effector during IK playback.
rightToeBasePull (prt) float 0.00 The extent to which the right toe base is attracted to its effector during IK playback.
rollExtraction (re)	compound	n/a
Folder for Roll Extraction controls
rollExtractionMode (rem) enum 0 Controls whether the roll extraction is relative or absolute.
leftArmRollMode (larm) bool 0 Activate/deactivate the roll extraction for the left arm. 0% roll extraction is not equal to no extraction when you are in "absolute extraction mode".
leftArmRoll (lar) float 0.60 Adjusts the roll of the left arm. At 100% (1.0), all of the roll transfers from the original limb to the roll bone, moving the roll bone and its parent. At 50% (0.5), the roll is equally distributed between the limb and the roll bone. At 0%, none of the roll is transferred to the rest of the limb, moving only the roll bone.
leftForeArmRollMode (lfrm) bool 0 Activate/deactivate the roll extraction for the left forearm. 0% roll extraction is not equal to no extraction when you are in "absolute extraction mode".
leftForeArmRoll (lfr) float 0.60 Adjusts the roll of the left forearm. At 100% (1.0), all of the roll transfers from the original limb to the roll bone, moving the roll bone and its parent. At 50% (0.5), the roll is equally distributed between the limb and the roll bone. At 0%, none of the roll is transferred to the rest of the limb, moving only the roll bone.
rightArmRollMode (rarm) bool 0 Activate/deactivate the roll extraction for the right arm. 0% roll extraction is not equal to no extraction when you are in "absolute extraction mode".
rightArmRoll (rar) float 0.60 Adjusts the roll of the right arm. At 100% (1.0), all of the roll transfers from the original limb to the roll bone, moving the roll bone and its parent. At 50% (0.5), the roll is equally distributed between the limb and the roll bone. At 0%, none of the roll is transferred to the rest of the limb, moving only the roll bone.
rightForeArmRollMode (rfrm) bool 0 Activate/deactivate the roll extraction for the left forearm. 0% roll extraction is not equal to no extraction when you are in "absolute extraction mode".
rightForeArmRoll (rfr) float 0.60 Adjusts the roll of the right forearm. At 100% (1.0), all of the roll transfers from the original limb to the roll bone, moving the roll bone and its parent. At 50% (0.5), the roll is equally distributed between the limb and the roll bone. At 0%, none of the roll is transferred to the rest of the limb, moving only the roll bone.
leftUpLegRollMode (lurm) bool 0 Activate/deactivate the roll extraction for the left upper leg. 0% roll extraction is not equal to no extraction when you are in "absolute extraction mode".
leftUpLegRoll (lur) float 0.60 Adjusts the roll of the left upper leg. At 100% (1.0), all of the roll transfers from the original limb to the roll bone, moving the roll bone and its parent. At 50% (0.5), the roll is equally distributed between the limb and the roll bone. At 0%, none of the roll is transferred to the rest of the limb, moving only the roll bone.
leftLegRollMode (llrm) bool 0 Activate/deactivate the roll extraction for the left leg. 0% roll extraction is not equal to no extraction when you are in "absolute extraction mode".
leftLegRoll (llr) float 0.60 Adjusts the roll of the left leg. At 100% (1.0), all of the roll transfers from the original limb to the roll bone, moving the roll bone and its parent. At 50% (0.5), the roll is equally distributed between the limb and the roll bone. At 0%, none of the roll is transferred to the rest of the limb, moving only the roll bone.
rightUpLegRollMode (rurm) bool 0 Activate/deactivate the roll extraction for the right upper leg. 0% extraction is not equal to no extraction when you are in "absolute extraction mode".
rightUpLegRoll (rur) float 0.60 Adjusts the roll of the right upper leg. At 100% (1.0), all of the roll transfers from the original limb to the roll bone, moving the roll bone and its parent. At 50% (0.5), the roll is equally distributed between the limb and the roll bone. At 0%, none of the roll is transferred to the rest of the limb, moving only the roll bone.
rightLegRollMode (rlrm) bool 0 Activate/deactivate the roll extraction for the right leg. 0% roll extraction is not equal to no extraction when you are in "absolute extraction mode".
rightLegRoll (rlro) float 0.60 Adjusts the roll of the right leg. At 100% (1.0), all of the roll transfers from the original limb to the roll bone, moving the roll bone and its parent. At 50% (0.5), the roll is equally distributed between the limb and the roll bone. At 0%, none of the roll is transferred to the rest of the limb, moving only the roll bone.
solving (sol)	compound	n/a
Folder for Solving controls
postureType (pt) enum 0 Switches your control rig between a biped or quadruped posture.
expertMode (exp) bool 0 When activated, the pull and stiffness options are available and contribute to the FBIK solution during playback.
realisticShoulderSolving (rss) float 0.00 Shoulder correction for extreme rotation.
solveFingers (sf) bool 1 Controls whether IK solving is done for fingers. When disabled, performance will be improved.
hipTranslationMode (htm) enum 0 The hips translation mode setting lets you select whether rotation is applied to both (body rigid) the hips node and the hipsTranslation node, or only the hips node (world rigid). This is useful when you have defined a second joint for translating the hips of your model and you do not want the second node to receive rotation. To use this setting, you must define a hipsTranslation node when setting up your character.
stancePoseMatrix (sm)	matrix	identity
This attribute stores the stance pose that will be needed to initialize human ik.
stiffness (st)	compound	n/a
Folder for Stiffness controls
neckStiffness (nst) float 0.00 Degree to which the solver tries to preserve the initial FK angle on the neck.
leftShoulderStiffness (rlco) float 0.50 Degree to which the solver tries to preserve the initial FK angle on the left collar.
leftArmStiffness (rle) float 0.50 Degree to which the solver tries to preserve the initial FK angle on the left elbow.
leftElbowMaxExtension (mle) float 0.50 Dampens the left arm as it fully extends to prevent limb snapping. The higher the value, the more gradual the limb extendeds. By default, a value of .5 corrects most limb snapping.
leftElbowCompressionFactor (cle) float 0.50 Changes the stiffness of an extended left arm as it contracts or closes. At 100% (1.0) the extended left arm will not bend, but instead pushes the chest of the character, moving the character.
rightShoulderStiffness (rrc) float 0.50 Degree to which the solver tries to preserve the initial FK angle on the right collar.
rightArmStiffness (rre) float 0.50 Degree to which the solver tries to preserve the initial FK angle on the right elbow.
rightElbowMaxExtension (mre) float 0.50 Dampens the right arm as it fully extends to prevent limb snapping. The higher the value, the more gradual the limb extendeds. By default, a value of .5 corrects most limb snapping.
rightElbowCompressionFactor (cre) float 0.50 Changes the stiffness of an extended right arm as it contracts or closes. At 100% (1.0) the extended right arm will not bend, but instead pushes the chest of the character, moving the character.
hipsEnforceGravity (egr) float 0.60 Forces the character's hips to be between its feet. The hipsStiffness must be set to a non-zero value to take advantage of hipsEnforceGravity.
chestStiffness (rco) float 0.00 Degree to which the solver tries to preserve the initial FK angle on the chest.
spineStiffness (sst) float 0.00 Degree to which the solver tries to preserve the initial FK angle on the spine.
hipsStiffness (rho) float 0.00 Degree to which the solver tries to preserve the initial FK angle on the hips.
leftKneeMaxExtension (mlk) float 0.50 Dampens the left leg as it fully extends to prevent limb snapping. The higher the value, the more gradual the limb extendeds. By default, a value of .5 corrects most limb snapping.
leftLegStiffness (rlk) float 0.50 Degree to which the solver tries to preserve the initial FK angle on the left knee.
leftKneeCompressionFactor (clk) float 0.50 Changes the stiffness of an extended left leg as it contracts or closes. At 100% (1.0) the extended left leg will not bend, but instead pushes the chest of the character, moving the character.
rightLegStiffness (rrk) float 0.50 Degree to which the solver tries to preserve the initial FK angle on the right knee.
rightKneeMaxExtension (mrk) float 0.50 Dampens the right leg as it fully extends to prevent limb snapping. The higher the value, the more gradual the limb extendeds. By default, a value of .5 corrects most limb snapping.
rightKneeCompressionFactor (crk) float 0.50 Changes the stiffness of an extended right leg as it contracts or closes. At 100% (1.0) the extended right leg will not bend, but instead pushes the chest of the character, moving the character.
time (tim)	time	0film
The current time.
toeTipsSizes (flj)	compound	n/a
Folder for Toe Tips Sizes controls
leftFootThumbTip (ttl) float 0.50 Adjusts the size of the floor marker used to outline the left big toe.
leftFootIndexTip (til) float 0.50 Adjusts the size of the floor marker used to outline the left index toe.
leftFootMiddleTip (tml) float 0.50 Adjusts the size of the floor marker used to outline the left middle toe.
leftFootRingTip (trl) float 0.50 Adjusts the size of the floor marker used to outline the left ring toe.
leftFootPinkyTip (tpl) float 0.50 Adjusts the size of the floor marker used to outline the left pinky toe.
leftFootExtraFingerTip (txl) float 0.50 Adjusts the size of the floor marker used to outline the left extra toe.
rightFootThumbTip (ttr) float 0.50 Adjusts the size of the floor marker used to outline the right big toe.
rightFootIndexTip (tir) float 0.50 Adjusts the size of the floor marker used to outline the right index toe.
rightFootMiddleTip (tmr) float 0.50 Adjusts the size of the floor marker used to outline the right middle toe.
rightFootRingTip (trr) float 0.50 Adjusts the size of the floor marker used to outline the right ring toe.
rightFootPinkyTip (tpr) float 0.50 Adjusts the size of the floor marker used to outline the right pinky toe.
rightFootExtraFingerTip (txr) float 0.50 Adjusts the size of the floor marker used to outline the right extra toe.
toesFloorContactSetup (fli)	compound	n/a
Folder for Toes Floor Contact Setup controls
toesContactType (tct) enum 1 Controls the behavior of the toes as they make contact with the floor. You can select between three different behaviors: sticky, spread and stickySpread. "Sticky" causes each toe to stick to the floor exactly where contact is made. "Spread" spreads the toes as they make contact with the floor, attempting to keep the position of the toes intact. Rotation is applied to the root of each toe. "StickySpread" averages the toe behaviour between both Sticky and Spread.
toesContactRollStiffness (fcr) float 0.00 Defines how the toe rotations will react to a floor contact.
usingMB55Rig (m55)	bool	false
Indicates whether the FK skeleton is in Motion Builder 5.5 format. As of Maya 2010, this attribute is deprecated. It is no longer being used. Rigs from Motion Builder version 5.5 and earlier will no longer be supported.