Neck

Neck builds the neck between the torso and the skull base, with main controls, a mid corrector and a deformation joint chain.

Configuration

In Module Manager, choose Neck in Module Bank, or its instance in Scene Modules.

Neck · CONFIGURATION · Poseidon theme. 3 main controls, 3 joints.

Reference	Purpose
1 · Side	Central module: C only, without mirroring.
2 · Controller Scale	Overall controller shape size, without changing placement or deformation.
3 · Output Color	Deformation joint color.
4 · Topology	Controllers sets the main control count; Joints sets the joint and output count. Two independent odd counts, with a minimum of 3; default 3 / 3.
5 · Design	SHAPE and COLOR set the appearance of Main, Mid Correction and Options.

On an existing instance, count changes require Rebuild. Controller size, shapes and colors apply immediately.

Placement

Placer	Role
Base	Rest position, orientation and scale of the neck. Translation, rotation and scale are editable.
Tip	Rest length of the neck. Only translation along the module’s length axis is editable.

Two placers are enough, regardless of the controller or joint count. Intermediate points are distributed between them.

Controls

Controller	Role
Main	Main controls distributed from Base to Tip, with Mid at the center. Keyable translation, rotation and scale.
Mid Correction	Local correction, strongest at the center and zero at both ends. Hidden by default; keyable translation, rotation and scale.
Options	Mid Visibility shows the mid corrector; hiding it does not disable its effect.

Base rotation is distributed progressively: 0% at the base, 50% at the middle and 100% at the top. Its translation and scale affect the entire neck.

The other main controls affect the neck from their position upwards. Joints follow the result independently of the controller count.

Module Preview

Neck · Module Preview · Poseidon theme.

Inputs and outputs

Ports are central (C) and expose the driver and reference matrix channels. The total deformation output count follows Joints.

Direction	Port	Role
Input	base	Incoming motion at the neck base.
Input	tip	Optional upper target. With no incoming source, follows the driver and reference channels of base, with the Tip placer’s own offset.
Output	base	Deformation at the base.
Outputs	lower_01…	Additional points between the base and middle, from 5 joints onwards.
Output	mid	Deformation at the neck middle.
Outputs	upper_01…	Additional points between the middle and top, from 5 joints onwards.
Output	tip	Deformation at the top.

Connecting at least one tip channel activates its complete driver / reference pair. Disconnecting its last source makes the upper target follow base again, without Rebuild.

This behavior requires weSkel to be loaded before opening the scene, or the instance to be scanned in Module Manager. An older Neck module adopts this behavior through an explicit Rebuild.