Postures

Skyreal VR provides a detailed posture editing system for manikins in the Unreal Editor. This page covers how to configure manikin postures, including effector behavior, hand grasping, and foot placement.

Editing Manikin Posture in Unreal Editor

Selecting and Moving the Manikin

Click the white circle (representing the ground position) with a single click to select the manikin
Use the Unreal compass gizmo to move the manikin in the scene

Editing Effectors

Double-click on a manikin effector to display a compass on it
Move the compass to change the posture
If the posture does not update, go to the 3D viewport menu (top left) and check Realtime (Ctrl + R)

[IMAGE: Edit manikin effectors — original at /pictures/v1.16/Manikin_UEEditEffector.png]

Effector Properties

Property	Description
Effector Status	Controls how the effector behaves (see statuses below)
Effector Visibility	Whether the effector is visible in the editor. Warning: if hidden, you must find the component manually in the Details panel

Effector Status Options

Status	Description
Free	Move the effector anywhere in the scene
Simulated	System computes the position (works for pelvis from eyes, feet from pelvis)
Snap to Bone	Move freely with the constraint that the effector stays at a valid posture location
Snap to Actor	Links the effector to an actor specified in Actor to Snap to — moves with the actor
Locked Local	Locked in manikin space — moves with the manikin
Locked World	Locked in world space — stays in place when the manikin moves
Disabled	Stops controlling the posture — turns grey and follows bone position

Hand-Specific Properties

Property	Description
Actor to Grab	The actor the hand will try to grab using mesh sockets
Hand/Finger Closing Factor	Controls how closed the fingers are
Hand/Finger Spread Factor	Controls how spread apart the fingers are

Foot-Specific Properties

Property	Description
Foot Behaviour — Snapped to Effector	Foot matches the effector transform
Foot Behaviour — Snapped to Ground	Foot snaps to the ground below the effector

Grabbing Objects

To have the manikin grab an object with proper finger placement:

Double-click the hand effector to select it
Set Effector Status to Snap to Actor
Set Actor to Snap to to the target object
Set Skr Hand State to Tracked Finger
Set Actor to Grab to the same target object

[IMAGE: Snap hand to object — original at /pictures/v1.16/Manikin_UESnapHand.png]

Fine-Tuning Finger Placement

To adjust finger positions precisely:

Open the mesh editor of the target object
In the Socket Manager panel, create new sockets using the + icon
Each socket corresponds to a manikin hand bone IK location
Position each socket to control where the manikin's fingers grip the object

[IMAGE: Edit mesh sockets — original at /pictures/v1.16/Manikin_UEEditSockets.png]