## MakeRigIcon

### Introduced

v4.0

### Description

Creates a nurbs curve in one of 9 shapes. These shapes can be useful as animation controls. For example the biped rig's upvectors are pyramids, its hip and chest controls are squares, and the footroll controls are cubes.

### Scripting Syntax

    oReturn = MakeRigIcon( Parent, [Type], [X], [Y], [Z], [Xlength], [Ylength], [Zlength], [Color], [Name], [XOffset], [YOffset], [ZOffset] );

### Return Value

Returns the X3DObject representing the created nurbs curves.

### Parameters

Parameter | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
Parent | String | The parent object of the rig icon. If empty will be the Scene Root.
Type | Integer | The type of icon. Default Value: 2 (cube)
Possible Values: | Description:
0 | RightSquare
1 | TopSquare
2 | Cube
3 | CenteredCube
4 | Pyramid
5 | CenteredPyramid
6 | Diamond
7 | CubeWithPeak
8 | CenteredDiamond
X | Double | The X coordinate in global space. Default Value: 0.0
Y | Double | The Y coordinate in global space. Default Value: 0.0
Z | Double | The Z coordinate in global space. Default Value: 0.0
Xlength | Double | The X length. Default Value: 1.0
Ylength | Double | The Y length. Default Value: 1.0
Zlength | Double | The Z length. Default Value: 1.0
Color | Integer | the type of shadow rig to constrain to the spine. Default Value: 65 (dark green)
Name | String | The name of the icon object. If no name is used the default curve list name is used. Default Value: ""
XOffset | Double | The X offset in global space. Default Value: 0.0
YOffset | Double | The Y offset in global space. Default Value: 0.0
ZOffset | Double | The Z offset in global space. Default Value: 0.0

### Examples

#### JScript Example

    //
    // Generates all the rigging icons beside each other
    //
    for (var icontype = 0; icontype < 9; icontype++)
    {
            makeRigIcon(
                    ActiveSceneRoot,
                    icontype,
                    icontype, 0, 0,         //XYZ position
                    1, 1, 1,                //XYZ scale
                    icontype*100,           //colour
                    icontype,               //name
                    0,0,0                   //XYZ offset
            );
    }

### See Also

MakeControlSplines MakeBiped MakeQuadruped MakeBipedDogLeg