TIP: Change Mannequin head control parent space to follow GLOBAL_ctrl instead of BODY_ctrl

Disclaimer: New to Control Rig here. I hope I didn’t break anything.

It was driving me crazy that Mannequin head space followed the BODY. I am surprised I was able to find how to change the parent space on the RIG’s blueprint, so I am sharing here for anyone looking for the same answer!!

  1. Open CR_Mannequin_body Control Rig asset.
  2. Go to the Rig Graph
  3. Go to the Forward Spine/Neck area (first gray comment box)
  4. Go to Forward Neck local function
  5. Change Head Orient Reference (at the bottom) from body_ctrl to global ctrl
  6. Compile and rotate your body control to see if the head will keep facing forward.

Again, I hope that didn’t break anything. Please let me know if this works for you or if it breaks something else, cause I would love to learn!