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title: CA Fingers
description: "![](https://ariserigging.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-273.png) Creates cartoon fingers with control over the number of fingers and each finger joints count. Guides: - **'Sub Parent' - **Helps move all the guides together. This guide's position is not used by the rig. - **'Aim Guides' -** Each finger…"
url: "https://ariserigging.com/docs/ca-nodes/ca-fingers/"
updated: "2026-05-13"
category: CA Nodes
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# CA Fingers

![](https://ariserigging.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-273.png)

Creates cartoon fingers with control over the number of fingers and each finger joints count.

Guides:

- **'Sub Parent' - **Helps move all the guides together. This guide's position is not used by the rig.
- **'Aim Guides' -** Each finger joints positions, starting at the metacarpal and ending at the fingertip.
- **'Direction guides'** - If the attribute 'Along Direction Guide' is checked, the finger zeroed pose will align it along this guide's orientations.

![](https://ariserigging.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-274.png)

Attributes:

1. **'Single Side Guide'** - For some [**Aim Guides**](https://ariserigging.com/docs/elements/guides/), the 'side_vector' (twist) is locked and driven by a single 'side_vector', which keeps the orientation consistent. Uncheck this attribute to unlock them if you need more control over the twist. Re-template is required when changes are made. [**[Video]**](https://youtu.be/-1fpRw6oJME?t=233)
2. **'Ctrls Scale'** - Scale all the node ctrls. 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. **[[Video]](https://youtu.be/-1fpRw6oJME?t=61)**
4. **'Along Direction Guide'** - When checked, the zeroed pose of the fingers will be along the orientations of the [**direction guides**](https://ariserigging.com/docs/elements/guides/). **[[Video]](https://youtu.be/-1fpRw6oJME?t=61)**
5. **'World Orientation'** - The world axis the ctrls will align with when zeroed. Usually, this attribute's default value is the correct value. **[[Video]](https://youtu.be/-1fpRw6oJME?t=61)** 
6. **'Expose RotateOrder'** - Exposes all the ctrls 'RotateOrder' attribute in the Channel Box. [**[Video]**](https://youtu.be/-1fpRw6oJME?t=149) 
7. **'Fingers Count'** - The number of fingers to create (default is 4).
8. **'Fingers Jnts Count'** - Number of joints/guides per finger (default is 5); includes metacarpal joint.
9. **'Thumbs Count'** - The number of thumbs to create (default is 1). Thumbs behave differently than fingers.
10. **'Thumbs Jnts Count'** - Number of joints/guides per thumb (default is 4).
11. **'Ctrls Translate'** - If checked, animators will also be able to translate the FK ctrls.
12. **'Scale Fix Jnts'** - Add extra skinning joints that do not scale with their ctrl, this prevents scaling vertices behind the joint in the wrong direction.[https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/69034701573/original/hGAh7Kjr_gidDVCbEUGRGjVjYFc2LUofkw.gif?1653791979](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/69034701573/original/hGAh7Kjr_gidDVCbEUGRGjVjYFc2LUofkw.gif?1653791979)
13. **'Master Ctrl'** - Create a master control that animates all the fingers when rotated and scaled.
14. **'Master Ctrl Offset'** - Position offset of the 'master_ctrl'.

Connections:

- **'Root Input'** - Drives all the fingers/thumbs.
- **'Root Output'** - Output at 'Root Input'

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