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title: One Joint
description: "![](https://ariserigging.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-248.png) Creates either a ctrl, a joint, or both. Guides: - **'01 Guide'** - Position and orient where you want the ctrl and/or joint. Attributes: 1. **'Create'** - Choose between creating just the ctrl, just the joint, or both. 2. **'Ctrls Scale'** -…"
url: "https://ariserigging.com/docs/basic-nodes/one-joint/"
updated: "2026-05-13"
category: Basic Nodes
---

# One Joint

![](https://ariserigging.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-248.png)

Creates either a ctrl, a joint, or both.

Guides:

- **'01 Guide'** - Position and orient where you want the ctrl and/or joint.

Attributes:

1. **'Create'** - Choose between creating just the ctrl, just the joint, or both.
2. **'Ctrls Scale'** - Scale the node ctrl. Note that the attachments [**'Ctrls Settings'**](https://ariserigging.com/docs/attachments/ctrlssettings/) and [**'CtrlsShape'**](https://ariserigging.com/docs/attachments/ctrlsshape/) will override this. 
   *[As of version 1.06.03]*  'Update' button to change the ctrls size without requiring a rebuild. [**[Video]**](https://youtu.be/-1fpRw6oJME?t=31) 
3. **'Clean Transformations'** - If checked, the [**zeroed pose**](https://ariserigging.com/docs/elements/poses/) will be the same as the [**bind pose**](https://ariserigging.com/docs/elements/poses/); if unchecked, when zeroing the ctrls, they will align with a world axis specified in the following two attributes.
4. **'World Orientation'** - The world axis the ctrls will align with when zeroed. Usually, this attribute's default value is the correct value.
5. **'World Orient Twist'** - Along with 'World Orientation', defines the ctrls zeroed pose. Usually, the default value of 0 is the correct value.
6. **'Expose RotateOrder'** - Exposes the ctrls 'RotateOrder' attribute in the Channel Box. [**[Video]**](https://youtu.be/-1fpRw6oJME?t=149)
7. **'Secondary Ctrls'** - Secondary ctrl is added under the ctrl to help prevent gimbal lock.
   A visibility attribute is added to the parent ctrl. [**[Video]**](https://youtu.be/-1fpRw6oJME?t=157)
8. **'Skinning Joint'** - Tagged skinning joints can be selected easily from the [**'Helper Tools'**](https://ariserigging.com/docs/elements/helper-tools/), and they are used by some attachments.

Connections:

- **'Input'** - Drives the node.
- **'Output'** - An output at either the joint or ctrl.

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