--- title: "Character Menu" url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/11485.html" section_path: "Character Menu" description: "Character animation is the supreme discipline in the world of 3D." --- # Character Menu Character animation is the supreme discipline in the world of 3D. Cinema 4D has excellent tools for breathing life into digital characters. ## In this section - [Pose Libraries](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/78336.html.md) - [Pose Library Browser](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/78337.html.md) - [Thumbnail View](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/78338.html.md) - [Weight Manager](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OWEIGHTMGR.html.md) - [Commands](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OWEIGHTMGR-ID_CA_WEIGHT_MGR_FUNCTION_GROUP.html.md) - [Joints](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OWEIGHTMGR-ID_CA_WEIGHT_MGR_JOINT_GROUP.html.md) - [Weighting table](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OWEIGHTMGR-ID_CA_WEIGHT_MGR_SPREADSHEET_GROUP.html.md) - [Auto Weight](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OWEIGHTMGR-ID_CA_WEIGHT_MGR_AUTOWEIGHT_GROUP.html.md) - [Options](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OWEIGHTMGR-ID_CA_WEIGHT_MGR_FUNCTIONS2_GROUP.html.md) - [Display](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OWEIGHTMGR-ID_CA_WEIGHT_MGR_OPTIONS_GROUP.html.md) - [Property Transfer](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/11344.html.md) - [Character](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCHARACTERBASE.html.md) - [Basic Properties](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCHARACTERBASE-OBASELIST.html.md) - [Coordinates](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCHARACTERBASE-ID_BASEOBJECT_GROUP1.html.md) - [Build Tab](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCHARACTERBASE-ID_OBJECTPROPERTIES.html.md) - [Hotspots](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCHARACTERBASE-ID_CA_CHARACTER_GROUP_COMPONENT_HOTSPOTS.html.md) - [Controls](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCHARACTERBASE-ID_CA_CHARACTER_GROUP_USERDATA.html.md) - [Manager](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCHARACTERBASE-ID_CA_CHARACTER_GROUP_DISPLAY.html.md) - [CMotion](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TCAWCYCLE.html.md) - [Basic Properties](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TCAWCYCLE-OBASELIST.html.md) - [Coordinates](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TCAWCYCLE-ID_BASEOBJECT_GROUP1.html.md) - [Parameter](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TCAWCYCLE-ID_OBJECTPROPERTIES.html.md) - [Pose](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TCAWCYCLE-ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_GROUP_POSE.html.md) - [Route](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TCAWCYCLE-ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_GROUP_ROUTE.html.md) - [Steps](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TCAWCYCLE-ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_GROUP_FOOTSTEPS.html.md) - [CMotion Step](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCASTEP.html.md) - [Basic Properties](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCASTEP-OBASELIST.html.md) - [Coordinates](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCASTEP-ID_BASEOBJECT_GROUP1.html.md) - [Object Properties](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCASTEP-ID_OBJECTPROPERTIES.html.md) - [Build Character](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/49474.html.md) - [Joint](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TOOLCAJOINT.html.md) - [Options](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TOOLCAJOINT-MDATA_MAINGROUP.html.md) - [Joint Align](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TOOLCAALIGN.html.md) - [Options](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TOOLCAALIGN-MDATA_MAINGROUP.html.md) - [Mirror](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TOOLCAMIRROR.html.md) - [Direction](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TOOLCAMIRROR-ID_CA_MIRROR_TOOL_GROUP_AXIS.html.md) - [Options](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TOOLCAMIRROR-ID_CA_MIRROR_TOOL_GROUP_OPTIONS.html.md) - [Naming](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TOOLCAMIRROR-ID_CA_MIRROR_TOOL_GROUP_NAMING.html.md) - [Weights](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TOOLCAMIRROR-ID_CA_MIRROR_TOOL_GROUP_WEIGHT.html.md) - [Tool](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TOOLCAMIRROR-ID_CA_MIRROR_TOOL_GROUP_TOOL.html.md) - [Commands](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/11493.html.md) - [Bind](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/45428.html.md) - [Weight](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TOOLCAWEIGHT.html.md) - [Options](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TOOLCAWEIGHT-MDATA_MAINGROUP.html.md) - [Symmetry](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TOOLCAWEIGHT-ID_CA_WEIGHT_TOOL_SYMMETRY_GROUP.html.md) - [Display](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TOOLCAWEIGHT-ID_CA_WEIGHT_TOOL_DISPLAY_GROUP.html.md) - [Conversion](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/11486.html.md) - [Joint](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCAJOINT.html.md) - [Basic Properties](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCAJOINT-OBASELIST.html.md) - [Coordinates](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCAJOINT-ID_BASEOBJECT_GROUP1.html.md) - [Object Properties](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCAJOINT-ID_OBJECTPROPERTIES.html.md) - [General](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCAJOINT-FALLOFF_GROUPFALLOFF.html.md) - [Kinematics](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCAJOINT-ID_CA_JOINT_OBJECT_IK_GROUP.html.md) - [Symmetry](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCAJOINT-ID_CA_JOINT_OBJECT_SYMMETRY_GROUP.html.md) - [Skin](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCASKIN.html.md) - [Basic Properties](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCASKIN-OBASELIST.html.md) - [Coordinates](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCASKIN-ID_BASEOBJECT_GROUP1.html.md) - [Object Properties](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCASKIN-ID_OBJECTPROPERTIES.html.md) - [Include](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCASKIN-ID_CA_SKIN_OBJECT_INC_GROUP.html.md) - [Muscle](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCAMUSCLE.html.md) - [Basic Properties](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCAMUSCLE-OBASELIST.html.md) - [Coordinates](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCAMUSCLE-ID_BASEOBJECT_GROUP1.html.md) - [Object Properties](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCAMUSCLE-ID_OBJECTPROPERTIES.html.md) - [Dynamics](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCAMUSCLE-ID_CA_MUSCLE_OBJECT_DYNAMICS_GROUP.html.md) - [Additional Commands](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCAMUSCLE-FALLOFF_GROUPFALLOFF.html.md) - [MSkin](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCAMUSCLEDEFORMER.html.md) - [Basic Properties](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCAMUSCLEDEFORMER-OBASELIST.html.md) - [Coordinates](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCAMUSCLEDEFORMER-ID_BASEOBJECT_GROUP1.html.md) - [Object Properties](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCAMUSCLEDEFORMER-ID_OBJECTPROPERTIES.html.md) - [Muscles](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCAMUSCLEDEFORMER-ID_CA_MUSCLE_DEFORMER_MUSCLES_GROUP.html.md) - [Cluster](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCACLUSTER.html.md) - [Basic Properties](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCACLUSTER-OBASELIST.html.md) - [Coordinates](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCACLUSTER-ID_BASEOBJECT_GROUP1.html.md) - [Object Properties](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCACLUSTER-ID_OBJECTPROPERTIES.html.md) - [Weights](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCACLUSTER-ID_CA_CLUSTER_OBJECT_WEIGHT_GROUP.html.md) - [Additional Commands](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCACLUSTER-FALLOFF_GROUPFALLOFF.html.md) - [Motion Retargeting](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/78468.html.md) - [Character Definition Tag](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TCHARACTERDEF.html.md) - [Basic Properties](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TCHARACTERDEF-OBASELIST.html.md) - [Character Definition Manager](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TCHARACTERDEF-CD_BODYPART_GROUP.html.md) - [Character Solver Tag](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TCHARACTERSOLVER.html.md) - [Basic Properties](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TCHARACTERSOLVER-OBASELIST.html.md) - [Tag Properties](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TCHARACTERSOLVER-ID_TAGPROPERTIES.html.md) - [Strength](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TCHARACTERSOLVER-CS_BODYPARTS_GROUP.html.md) - [Falloff](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OFALLOFFOBJECT.html.md) - [Basic Properties](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OFALLOFFOBJECT-OBASELIST.html.md) - [Coordinates](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OFALLOFFOBJECT-ID_BASEOBJECT_GROUP1.html.md)