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# Belly

The Belly object represents a rig consisting of two springs attached to a rectangular rod. The rod is a one-bone chain created using two guide objects. The guide objects determine the top and bottom position of the rod. One spring connects the base of the rod to the given hip object, the other spring connects the top of the rod to the vertebra object.

## Returned by

MakeBelly

## Also available via

- Biped.Belly

- Quadruped.Belly

## Properties

Property Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
BellyRoot | ChainRoot | Root of the Belly Chain
BellyBone | ChainBone | Bone of the Belly Chain;
BellyEff | ChainEffector | Effector of the Belly Chain
UpperRoot | ChainRoot | Root of the Belly Chain
UpperBone | ChainBone | Bone of the Belly Chain;
UpperEff | ChainEffector | Effector of the Belly Chain
LowerRoot | ChainRoot | Root of the Belly Chain
LowerBone | ChainBone | Bone of the Belly Chain;
LowerEff | ChainEffector | Effector of the Belly Chain
Hidden | XSICollection | a collection of Hidden objects
Envelope | XSICollection | a collection of objects to be Enveloped

See CDK Object Reference for complete list of objects available in the Character Development Kit.