Skeleton

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The Rendered Skin is projected over the Mesh which envelopes the Skeleton.

• Also known as the model's Rig or bonetree ...

• Rootbone & Origin - all of the model's vertex geometry is "parented" to the skeleton, and the "rootbone" of the skeleton is "parented" to the ($origin) Entity's position and orientation in the World. Therefore, every model must have a Skeleton, even if it is just a single "bone" at the $origin.

• bone hierarchy
  • bonename (see also SMD#nodes)
  • bones & joints (see also SMD#skeleton)

• Skeletal deformation:
  • physics / ragdoll / passive,
  • animated / dynamic / active. see skeletal animation