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title: AddGroupAbove
description: "![](https://ariserigging.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-340.png) 'AddGroupAbove' simply adds an empty group above specified ctrls. For advanced riggers/TDs who may want to modify the rig but need a buffer group above the ctrls. You can also use this technique with motion-capture, where you plug the…"
url: "https://ariserigging.com/docs/attachments/addgroupabove/"
updated: "2026-05-13"
category: Attachments
---

# AddGroupAbove

![](https://ariserigging.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-340.png)

'AddGroupAbove' simply adds an empty group above specified ctrls.

For advanced riggers/TDs who may want to modify the rig but need a buffer group above the ctrls.
You can also use this technique with motion-capture, where you plug the motion-capture animation into the groups above the ctrls, leaving the ctrls untouched for manual animation fixes.

Attributes:

- **'Groups Suffix' **- The name suffix for groups. If left empty, will use 'buffer_grp'.
- **'Add Groups'** - Select which ctrl will get a group above it.
- **'Reset Changes'** - Removes any changes made to the 'Add Groups' table attribute.

Notes:

- There can be more than one 'AddGroupAbove' attachment per node which stacks empty groups above ctrls.

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