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title: CA Ribbon
description: "![](https://ariserigging.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-294.png) Cartoon ribbon is not a specific body part but can be used wherever its behavior is desired, for example, eyebrows. Guides: - **'Ribbon Guides'** - Position where you want the ribbon ctrls. The number of these guides is determined by…"
url: "https://ariserigging.com/docs/ca-nodes/ca-ribbon/"
updated: "2026-05-13"
category: CA Nodes
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# CA Ribbon

![](https://ariserigging.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-294.png)

Cartoon ribbon is not a specific body part but can be used wherever its behavior is desired, for example, eyebrows.

Guides:

- **'Ribbon Guides'** - Position where you want the ribbon ctrls. The number of these guides is determined by the attribute 'Ctrls Count'.

Attributes:

1. **'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)
2. **'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)**
3. **'World Orientation'** - The world axis the ctrls will align with when zeroed. **[[Video]](https://youtu.be/-1fpRw6oJME?t=61)**
4. **'World Orient Twist'** - Along with 'World Orientation', defines the ctrls zeroed pose. Usually, the default value of 0 is the correct value. **[[Video]](https://youtu.be/-1fpRw6oJME?t=61)**
5. **'Expose RotateOrder'** - Exposes all the ctrls 'RotateOrder' attribute in the Channel Box. [**[Video]**](https://youtu.be/-1fpRw6oJME?t=149)
6. **'Secondary Ctrls'** - Secondary ctrls are added under some ctrls to help prevent gimbal lock.
   A visibility attribute is added to the parent ctrl. [**[Video]**](https://youtu.be/-1fpRw6oJME?t=157) 
7. **'Volume'** - Adds 'Auto Volume' and 'Manual Volume' attributes.
8. **'Mid Joints Aim'** - Mid driver joints will aim at each other; this means that mid ctrls rotation will only affect twist, giving the animator less control, but it will be easier to pose the ribbon to flow.
9. **'Ctrls Count'** - The number of ctrls/guides; modifying this attribute requires a 're-template'.
10. **'Ribbon Joints'** - The number of skinning joints along the ribbon. [**[Video]**](https://youtu.be/-1fpRw6oJME?t=198)
11. **'Ribbon Micro Ctrls'** - Add a ctrl for every ribbon skinning joint. [**[Video]**](https://youtu.be/-1fpRw6oJME?t=211)
12. **'Bezier Ctrls'** - Add ctrls that deform the ribbon like a Bezier curve. [**[Video]**](https://youtu.be/-1fpRw6oJME?t=222) 
13. **'Bezier Ctrls Offset'** - Position offset of the Bezier ctrls from the joint chain.

Connections:

- **'Root Input'** - Drives the root of the ribbon.
- **'Tip Input'** - Drives the tip of the ribbon.
- **'Root Output'** - An output at the 'ribbon_0_driver' joint.
- **'Tip Output'** - An output at the last 'ribbon_#_driver' joint.

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