{ "id": "joint_sop", "name": "Joint SOP", "displayName": "Joint SOP", "category": "SOP", "subcategory": "Generators", "version": "", "lastUpdated": "2025-08-07T07:50:02.456Z", "sourceFile": "C:\\Program Files\\Derivative\\TouchDesigner\\Samples\\Learn\\OfflineHelp\\https.docs.derivative.ca\\Joint_SOP.htm", "url": "", "description": "The Joint SOP will aid in the creation of circle-based skeletons by creating a series of circles between each pair of input circles. This SOP requires at least a pair of circles in order to work correctly.", "summary": "The Joint SOP will aid in the creation of circle-based skeletons by creating a series of circles between each pair of input circles. This SOP requires at least a pair of circles in order to work corre", "details": "", "usage": "", "tips": [], "warnings": [], "parameters": [ { "id": null, "name": "Group", "label": "Group", "group": "General", "page": "", "type": "float", "dataType": "number", "style": "", "defaultValue": null, "minValue": null, "maxValue": null, "step": null, "menuItems": [], "menuLabels": [], "allowCustom": false, "maxLength": null, "pattern": null, "isArray": false, "arraySize": 1, "dimensions": 1, "description": "From Derivative\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tJump to navigation\n\t\tJump to search\n\t\t\nThe Joint will aid in the creation of circle-based skeletons by creating a series of circles between each pair of input circles. This requires at least a pair of circles in order to work correctly.\njointSOP_Class\n\nContents\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n group - If there are input groups, specifying a group name in this field causes the to act only upon the group specified. Accepts patterns, as described in Pattern Matching.\n\n\n\t\t\n divs - Allows you to specify the number of circles between each pair of input circles.\n\n\n\t\t\n preserve1 - Preserves the first input circle being fed into the .\n\n\n\t\t\n preserve2 - Preserves the last input circle.\n\n\n\t\t\n orient - This helps to create a joint that blends between the input circles without flattening or curving outwards. In order to do this, there may be a reversal of the normal of each input circle. For example, if the normals of the two input circles are facing away from each other, the joint created (if this option was not enabled) would appear to connect the circles the long way around. This option would reorient the joint such that the shorter distance is used to create the joint.\n\n\n\t\t\n smoothpath - If not on, the joint circles are blended linearly. Otherwise, they are placed along a cubic piece-wise Bzier curve between the circle centres. This is useful when the input contains more than two circles and the joints must be continuous to each other. If this option isn't enabled, the interpolation may be sharper than desired.\n\n\n\t\t\n smoothtwist - Each joint circle is rotated slightly such that its X and Y axis align as it approaches an input circle. This toggle causes the adjustments to be an incremental, or piece-wise, Bzier function. Again this is useful for multi-circle inputs.\n\n\n\t\t\n majoraxes - If enabled, this option aligns the first circle's largest axis to the last circle's largest axis. If disabled, the first and last circles' x axes are aligned. This option can help minimize the twist in the joint ellipses between bones.\n\n\n\t\t\n mintwist - If on, the rotations of the added circles are calculated such that they never rotate further than one half turn in either direction. 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This requires at least a pair of circles in order to work correctly.\njointSOP_Class\n\nContents\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n group - If there are input groups, specifying a group name in this field causes the to act only upon the group specified. Accepts patterns, as described in Pattern Matching.\n\n\n\t\t\n divs - Allows you to specify the number of circles between each pair of input circles.\n\n\n\t\t\n preserve1 - Preserves the first input circle being fed into the .\n\n\n\t\t\n preserve2 - Preserves the last input circle.\n\n\n\t\t\n orient - This helps to create a joint that blends between the input circles without flattening or curving outwards. In order to do this, there may be a reversal of the normal of each input circle. For example, if the normals of the two input circles are facing away from each other, the joint created (if this option was not enabled) would appear to connect the circles the long way around. This option would reorient the joint such that the shorter distance is used to create the joint.\n\n\n\t\t\n smoothpath - If not on, the joint circles are blended linearly. Otherwise, they are placed along a cubic piece-wise Bzier curve between the circle centres. This is useful when the input contains more than two circles and the joints must be continuous to each other. If this option isn't enabled, the interpolation may be sharper than desired.\n\n\n\t\t\n smoothtwist - Each joint circle is rotated slightly such that its X and Y axis align as it approaches an input circle. This toggle causes the adjustments to be an incremental, or piece-wise, Bzier function. Again this is useful for multi-circle inputs.\n\n\n\t\t\n majoraxes - If enabled, this option aligns the first circle's largest axis to the last circle's largest axis. If disabled, the first and last circles' x axes are aligned. 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This requires at least a pair of circles in order to work correctly.\njointSOP_Class\n\nContents\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n group - If there are input groups, specifying a group name in this field causes the to act only upon the group specified. Accepts patterns, as described in Pattern Matching.\n\n\n\t\t\n divs - Allows you to specify the number of circles between each pair of input circles.\n\n\n\t\t\n preserve1 - Preserves the first input circle being fed into the .\n\n\n\t\t\n preserve2 - Preserves the last input circle.\n\n\n\t\t\n orient - This helps to create a joint that blends between the input circles without flattening or curving outwards. In order to do this, there may be a reversal of the normal of each input circle. For example, if the normals of the two input circles are facing away from each other, the joint created (if this option was not enabled) would appear to connect the circles the long way around. This option would reorient the joint such that the shorter distance is used to create the joint.\n\n\n\t\t\n smoothpath - If not on, the joint circles are blended linearly. Otherwise, they are placed along a cubic piece-wise Bzier curve between the circle centres. This is useful when the input contains more than two circles and the joints must be continuous to each other. If this option isn't enabled, the interpolation may be sharper than desired.\n\n\n\t\t\n smoothtwist - Each joint circle is rotated slightly such that its X and Y axis align as it approaches an input circle. This toggle causes the adjustments to be an incremental, or piece-wise, Bzier function. Again this is useful for multi-circle inputs.\n\n\n\t\t\n majoraxes - If enabled, this option aligns the first circle's largest axis to the last circle's largest axis. If disabled, the first and last circles' x axes are aligned. 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