Overview

IK (inversion kinematics) calculates such things as how legs are bent under geometry or how hands reach for weapons, etc.

Any IK chain has to be contained within the Upper Limb Bone, Lower Limb Bone, and the effect (Ground Locator).

Add	Adds a new IK chain.
Delete	Removes the selected IK chain.

Properties

Find filter	This is where you type in what you are looking for.
Х button	Cancel typing. It is VERY* easy to forget about clearing the Find field and then spend minutes wondering where all the properties are!* So, be sure to clear it up from any words or letters after locating the property you have been looking for. What you type into this field works as a filter, showing you only a handful of properties, that correspond to filter. Use the \|X\|* button or your Del key on a keyboard to clear the field.*
	Shows only the properties that were changed.

List of properties

Name	Name of an IK chain.
Upper Limb Bone	The last bone to be transformed.
Lower Limb Bone	Next bone after the locator.
Ground Locator	Effect or ground locator.
Max Length	The maximum length of the IK chain, that is, if the paw must reach the ground by kinematics (ground mode for example), then it does not only unbend but can also grow depending on the Max Length value.
Procedural	With this checkbox, the procedure sewn into the bones of the IK chain should be activated, and this procedure controls the process of reaching.
Knee Direction	The axis on which the knee bends.
Fixed Knee Direction	The contribution of the components of the kinematic pair is equivalent, the Upper/Lower bones will equally affect the bend, The bend vector is taken from the Upper or Lower bones (axes or planes specified in the Knee Direction)
Cache Knee Direction	Instead of each frame, it counts the chain 2 times per second - removes twitches during frame-by-frame calculation
Flat	Simplified and fast calculation of the parameters of a chain with 4 bones, we do not take into account the slope (normal) of the surface when calculating the angles of the chain and conditional ream (this option is not used for a chain with three bones)
Knee Limit	Limits the angle at which the set of bones participating in kinematics can be unbent / bent as much as possible.
Ground Clamp	Clamp. Clamp without projection. None.
Ground Align	Use the vec_y vertical instead of the computed surface normal to eliminate jitter on small surfaces. With IK blends, the calculation happens every frame, so the normal under the chain can change. Made to remove twitch on sloping surfaces
Projected on the ground	Check mark must be set on.
Ignore Locator Rotation	Ignoring the angle of the locator that is attached to the limb.
Debug Draw	Press here to set on draw debug

RMB Utils for Properties

Reset to Default	Resets the property to default.
Copy	Copies the value to the selected property.
Paste	Pastes the value to the selected property.
Export Properties	Outdated
Import Properties	Outdated
Show Description	Displays a hint for the selected property on a separate panel.
Add to Highlight List	Adds the selected property to the highlight list.
Remove from Highlight List	Removes the selected property from the highlight list.
Show Highlighted Only	If enabled, this will show only the highlighted properties.
Edit Custom Caption	Allows you to rename a property.
Clear Custom Caption	Resets the name of the property to the default.
Disable Custom Captions	Disables the display of custom captions.
Show Advanced FIlter	Enables the display of the advanced filter. This contains a list of all properties sorted into categories that will appear above the search bar.

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Exodus SDK

IK Chains

Overview

Properties

List of properties

RMB Utils for Properties

EULA

IK Chains

Overview

Toolbar

Properties

Toolbar

List of properties

RMB Utils for Properties

EULA