How do I manage the Control Orientation?

[AmareshB]

Hi all,

I’m just getting started with mGear, and I’m using version 5.1.0

I’m trying to build the rig from a skeleton. So I exported UE5 Manny and zeroed out all the rotations, and then I used the provided guide template - EPIC Metahuman Template, Y-up, as the guides match perfectly with the character.

Once I build the guide without any changes, it builds fine. Although the hand/wrist controllers on both IK and FK are not oriented or aligned to the wrist. (refer to the screenshot)

No matter what I change in the guide settings, including the blade orientation, it won’t budge.
In the first screenshot with the FK wrist controller, I’ve marked how I’d like my Z and Y axes to be oriented.

I’ve tried a lot of things, basically going through every setting on the arms to find a way to make this controller oriented correctly, but nothing worked for me. So any help or suggestions are highly appreciated.

Thanks

[Miquel]

That is by design, the blade will adjust the joint orientation, but the arm/hand are align to the same plane

[AmareshB]

Thanks for your reply @Miquel and for confirming the design choice.
Although I was able to achieve the desired result by swapping the EPIC_arm_02 component with the 01 variant, it perfectly aligns the IK hand control with the wrist plane.

Tested with a few anims and everything seems to be working fine, including the IK/FK switching.

Hopefully, this helps anyone trying to achieve the same result.