Build a Pivot Skeleton

Prepare the hierarchy

• Use Groups for the rigid parts you want to animate.
• Place each Group origin at the joint it should rotate around.
• Select any Group inside the character before opening Pivot Skeleton.
• Save a copy of an older production model before changing ownership or pivots.

Start with Auto Setup

1. 1

   Open Pivot Skeleton

   Select the character and find the Pivot Skeleton panel in Edit mode.

2. 2

   Choose Auto Setup

   Use the detected hierarchy when its parent and child order already describes the rig you want.

3. 3

   Check the result

   Confirm that the character root, limbs, head, and intended branches are covered.

Correct links in the viewport

1. 1

   Open Connect in Viewport

   Use the focused skeleton only when a detected link, role, or endpoint needs correction.

2. 2

   Connect parent to child

   Select the parent control, then the child control. A directed link replaces the wrong connection.

3. 3

   Add an endpoint

   When a hand, foot, head, or chain has no terminal Group, add a metadata-only endpoint and place its diamond at the tip.

4. 4

   Review roles

   Check the named roles used for roots, body pivots, bend controls, hands, and feet.

Use Auto Bind only when needed

Apply or cancel

• Apply Skeleton stores confirmed links, roles, endpoints, and contacts with the model.
• Accepted Auto Bind changes join the same recoverable Undo edit.
• Cancel discards the draft and leaves the saved skeleton and hierarchy unchanged.
• No helper controls or extra animation tracks are added to the Outliner.