--- name: Pose last_updated: 2026-06-11T17:05:16Z inherits: - PoseBase - Instance - Object type: class memory_category: Animation summary: "Holds the CFrame applied to the Motor6D connected to its associated BasePart. The part which is controlled depends on the name of the Pose." --- # Class: Pose > Holds the [CFrame](/docs/reference/engine/datatypes/CFrame.md) applied to the [Motor6D](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Motor6D.md) connected to its > associated [BasePart](/docs/reference/engine/classes/BasePart.md). The part which is controlled depends on the name > of the Pose. ## Description A Pose holds the [CFrame](/docs/reference/engine/datatypes/CFrame.md) applied to the [Motor6D](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Motor6D.md) connected to its associated [BasePart](/docs/reference/engine/classes/BasePart.md). The part which is controlled depends on the name of the Pose. Poses are the fundamental building blocks of animations and, with `Keyframes`, make up `KeyframeSequences`. ## Poses, joints and hierarchy Although a Pose is assigned to a [BasePart](/docs/reference/engine/classes/BasePart.md) by name, the object manipulated during animation playback is actually the [Motor6D](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Motor6D.md) connected to this part. Animation rigs branch out from the model's root part through such joints. In a R15 character rig, the root part is the HumanoidRootPart. The LowerTorso is connected to the HumanoidRootPart by the a motor named 'Root'. Therefore, the [CFrame](/docs/reference/engine/datatypes/CFrame.md) of a Pose named 'LowerTorso' in a [Keyframe](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Keyframe.md) would be applied to the motor named 'Root', and not the LowerTorso itself. Poses are arranged in a [Keyframe](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Keyframe.md) based on joint hierarchy. This means, the Pose's [CFrame](/docs/reference/engine/datatypes/CFrame.md) is applied to the motor connecting the part associated with the pose to the part associated with the pose's parent. See below for a visual example of the structure of Poses on a R15 character. ## Pose CFrame The Roblox animation system applies [Pose.CFrame](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Pose.md) to the corresponding [Motor6D](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Motor6D.md) by manipulating the relative transformation of the motor, the [Motor6D.Transform](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Motor6D.md) property. The original [C0](/docs/reference/engine/classes/JointInstance.md) and [C1](/docs/reference/engine/classes/JointInstance.md) values are not changed. ## Code Samples **Keyframe Generate Poses** This sample includes a function that will generate a 'blank' keyframe containing blank poses for all of the model's connected parts in the correct hierarchical order. ```lua local function generateKeyframe(model) if not model.PrimaryPart then warn("No primary part set") return end local rootPart = model.PrimaryPart:GetRootPart() if not rootPart then warn("Root part not found") return end local partsAdded = {} partsAdded[rootPart] = true local function addPoses(part, parentPose) -- get all of the joints attached to the part for _, joint in pairs(part:GetJoints()) do -- we're only interested in Motor6Ds if joint:IsA("Motor6D") then -- find the connected part local connectedPart = nil if joint.Part0 == part then connectedPart = joint.Part1 elseif joint.Part1 == part then connectedPart = joint.Part0 end if connectedPart then -- make sure we haven't already added this part if not partsAdded[connectedPart] then partsAdded[connectedPart] = true -- create a pose local pose = Instance.new("Pose") pose.Name = connectedPart.Name parentPose:AddSubPose(pose) -- recurse addPoses(connectedPart, pose) end end end end end local keyframe = Instance.new("Keyframe") -- populate the keyframe local rootPose = Instance.new("Pose") rootPose.Name = rootPart.Name addPoses(rootPart, rootPose) keyframe:AddPose(rootPose) return keyframe end local character = script.Parent local keyframe = generateKeyframe(character) print(keyframe) ``` **Keyframe Reset Poses** This code sample includes a function to reset the CFrame of the Poses in a Keyframe. ```lua local function resetPoses(parent) -- both functions are equivalent to GetChildren local poses = parent:IsA("Keyframe") and parent:GetPoses() or parent:IsA("Pose") and parent:GetSubPoses() for _, pose in pairs(poses) do if pose:IsA("Pose") then pose.CFrame = CFrame.new() -- recurse resetPoses(pose) end end end ``` ## Properties ### Property: Pose.CFrame ```json { "type": "CFrame", "access": "ReadWrite", "security": { "read": "None", "write": "None" }, "serialization": { "can_load": true, "can_save": true }, "thread_safety": "ReadSafe", "category": "Data", "capabilities": [ "Animation" ] } ``` This [CFrame](/docs/reference/engine/datatypes/CFrame.md) applies to the [Motor6D](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Motor6D.md) corresponding with the [Pose](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Pose.md) when the [Motor6D.Transform](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Motor6D.md) is changed. The original [Motor6D.C0](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Motor6D.md) and [Motor6D.C1](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Motor6D.md) values are not changed. [Pose](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Pose.md) objects are arranged in a [Keyframe](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Keyframe.md) based on joint hierarchy. This means, that the [Pose.CFrame](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Pose.md) is applied to the motor connecting the part associated with the pose to the part associated with the pose's parent. ### Property: Pose.MaskWeight ```json { "type": "float", "access": "ReadWrite", "security": { "read": "None", "write": "None" }, "serialization": { "can_load": true, "can_save": false }, "deprecated": true, "thread_safety": "ReadSafe", "category": "Data", "capabilities": [ "Animation" ] } ``` > **Deprecated:** This property is deprecated. Use the [AnimationTrack:AdjustWeight()](/docs/reference/engine/classes/AnimationTrack.md) function when blending multiple animations. ## Methods ### Method: Pose:AddSubPose **Signature:** `Pose:AddSubPose(pose: Instance): ()` Adds a sub [Pose](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Pose.md) to the [Pose](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Pose.md) by parenting it to it. It is functionally identical to setting the new pose's [Instance.Parent](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Instance.md) to the pose. Note, this function will not error when an instance other than a [Pose](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Pose.md) is given as the pose parameter and will parent it successfully. *Security: None · Thread Safety: Unsafe · Capabilities: Animation* **Parameters:** | Name | Type | Default | Description | |------|------|---------|-------------| | `pose` | `Instance` | | The [Pose](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Pose.md) to be added. | **Returns:** `()` **Keyframe Add/Remove Pose** This sample demonstrates quickly the Keyframe.AddPose, Keyframe.RemovePose and Pose.AddSubPose and Pose.RemoveSubPose functions. Note these are functionally equivalent to parenting and un-parenting the poses. ```lua local keyframe = Instance.new("Keyframe") keyframe.Parent = workspace local pose = Instance.new("Pose") pose.EasingStyle = Enum.PoseEasingStyle.Cubic pose.EasingDirection = Enum.PoseEasingDirection.Out local pose2 = Instance.new("Pose") pose2.EasingStyle = Enum.PoseEasingStyle.Cubic pose2.EasingDirection = Enum.PoseEasingDirection.Out keyframe:AddPose(pose) -- pose.Parent = keyframe task.wait(2) keyframe:RemovePose(pose) -- pose.Parent = nil task.wait(2) keyframe:AddPose(pose) -- pose.Parent = keyframe task.wait(2) pose:AddSubPose(pose2) -- pose2.Parent = pose task.wait(2) pose:RemoveSubPose(pose2) -- pose2.Parent = nil ``` ### Method: Pose:GetSubPoses **Signature:** `Pose:GetSubPoses(): Instances` Returns an array containing all sub [Poses](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Pose.md) that have been added to a [Pose](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Pose.md). This is functionally the same as using the [Instance:GetChildren()](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Instance.md) function on the [Pose](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Pose.md). Note: this function returns all children of the [Pose](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Pose.md), including non [Pose](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Pose.md) [Instances](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Instance.md) if any are present. *Security: None · Thread Safety: Unsafe · Capabilities: Animation* **Returns:** `Instances` — An array of sub [Poses](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Pose.md). **Keyframe Reset Poses** This code sample includes a function to reset the CFrame of the Poses in a Keyframe. ```lua local function resetPoses(parent) -- both functions are equivalent to GetChildren local poses = parent:IsA("Keyframe") and parent:GetPoses() or parent:IsA("Pose") and parent:GetSubPoses() for _, pose in pairs(poses) do if pose:IsA("Pose") then pose.CFrame = CFrame.new() -- recurse resetPoses(pose) end end end ``` ### Method: Pose:RemoveSubPose **Signature:** `Pose:RemoveSubPose(pose: Instance): ()` Removes a sub [Pose](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Pose.md) from the [Pose](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Pose.md) by parenting it to `nil`. This is functionally identical to setting the new pose's [Instance.Parent](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Instance.md) to `nil`. Note: If an [Instance](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Instance.md) other than [Pose](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Pose.md) is used as a [Pose](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Pose.md) parameter, this function removes that [Instance](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Instance.md) and does not provide an error. *Security: None · Thread Safety: Unsafe · Capabilities: Animation* **Parameters:** | Name | Type | Default | Description | |------|------|---------|-------------| | `pose` | `Instance` | | The [Pose](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Pose.md) to be removed. | **Returns:** `()` **Keyframe Add/Remove Pose** This sample demonstrates quickly the Keyframe.AddPose, Keyframe.RemovePose and Pose.AddSubPose and Pose.RemoveSubPose functions. Note these are functionally equivalent to parenting and un-parenting the poses. ```lua local keyframe = Instance.new("Keyframe") keyframe.Parent = workspace local pose = Instance.new("Pose") pose.EasingStyle = Enum.PoseEasingStyle.Cubic pose.EasingDirection = Enum.PoseEasingDirection.Out local pose2 = Instance.new("Pose") pose2.EasingStyle = Enum.PoseEasingStyle.Cubic pose2.EasingDirection = Enum.PoseEasingDirection.Out keyframe:AddPose(pose) -- pose.Parent = keyframe task.wait(2) keyframe:RemovePose(pose) -- pose.Parent = nil task.wait(2) keyframe:AddPose(pose) -- pose.Parent = keyframe task.wait(2) pose:AddSubPose(pose2) -- pose2.Parent = pose task.wait(2) pose:RemoveSubPose(pose2) -- pose2.Parent = nil ``` ## Inherited Members ### From [PoseBase](/docs/reference/engine/classes/PoseBase.md) - **Property `EasingDirection`** (`PoseEasingDirection`): The easing direction to use to reach the next Pose's value. - **Property `EasingStyle`** (`PoseEasingStyle`): The easing style to use to reach the next Pose's value. - **Property `Weight`** (`float`): ### From [Instance](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Instance.md) - **Property `Archivable`** (`boolean`): Determines if an Instance and its descendants can be cloned using - **Property `archivable`** (`boolean`): *(deprecated, hidden)* - **Property `Capabilities`** (`SecurityCapabilities`): The set of capabilities allowed to be used for scripts inside this - **Property `Name`** (`string`): A non-unique identifier of the Instance. - **Property `Parent`** (`Instance`): Determines the hierarchical parent of the Instance. - **Property `PredictionMode`** (`PredictionMode`): - **Property `RobloxLocked`** (`boolean`): A deprecated property that used to protect CoreGui objects. *(hidden)* - **Property `Sandboxed`** (`boolean`): When enabled, the instance can only access abilities in its `Capabilities` - **Property `UniqueId`** (`UniqueId`): A unique identifier for the instance. - **Method `AddTag(tag: string): ()`**: Applies a tag to the instance. - **Method `children(): Instances`**: Returns an array of the object's children. *(deprecated)* - **Method `ClearAllChildren(): ()`**: This method destroys all of an instance's children. - **Method `Clone(): Instance`**: Create a copy of an instance and all its descendants, ignoring instances - **Method `clone(): Instance`**: *(deprecated)* - **Method `Destroy(): ()`**: Sets the Instance.Parent property to `nil`, locks the - **Method `destroy(): ()`**: *(deprecated)* - **Method `FindFirstAncestor(name: string): Instance?`**: Returns the first ancestor of the Instance whose - **Method `FindFirstAncestorOfClass(className: string): Instance?`**: Returns the first ancestor of the Instance whose - **Method `FindFirstAncestorWhichIsA(className: string): Instance?`**: Returns the first ancestor of the Instance for whom - **Method `FindFirstChild(name: string, recursive?: boolean): Instance?`**: Returns the first child of the Instance found with the given name. - **Method `findFirstChild(name: string, recursive?: boolean): Instance`**: *(deprecated)* - **Method `FindFirstChildOfClass(className: string): Instance?`**: Returns the first child of the Instance whose - **Method `FindFirstChildWhichIsA(className: string, recursive?: boolean): Instance?`**: Returns the first child of the Instance for whom - **Method `FindFirstDescendant(name: string): Instance?`**: Returns the first descendant found with the given Instance.Name. - **Method `GetActor(): Actor?`**: Returns the Actor associated with the Instance, if any. - **Method `GetAttribute(attribute: string): Variant`**: Returns the value which has been assigned to the given attribute name. - **Method `GetAttributeChangedSignal(attribute: string): RBXScriptSignal`**: Returns an event that fires when the given attribute changes. - **Method `GetAttributes(): Dictionary`**: Returns a dictionary of the instance's attributes. - **Method `GetChildren(): Instances`**: Returns an array containing all of the instance's children. - **Method `getChildren(): Instances`**: *(deprecated)* - **Method `GetDebugId(scopeLength?: int): string`**: Returns a coded string of the debug ID used internally by Roblox. - **Method `GetDescendants(): Instances`**: Returns an array containing all of the descendants of the instance. - **Method `GetFullName(): string`**: Returns a string describing the instance's ancestry. - **Method `GetStyled(name: string, selector: string?): Variant`**: Returns the styled or explicitly modified value of the specified property, - **Method `GetStyledPropertyChangedSignal(property: string): RBXScriptSignal`**: - **Method `GetTags(): Array`**: Gets an array of all tags applied to the instance. - **Method `HasTag(tag: string): boolean`**: Check whether the instance has a given tag. - **Method `IsAncestorOf(descendant: Instance): boolean`**: Returns true if an Instance is an ancestor of the given - **Method `IsDescendantOf(ancestor: Instance): boolean`**: Returns `true` if an Instance is a descendant of the given - **Method `isDescendantOf(ancestor: Instance): boolean`**: *(deprecated)* - **Method `IsPropertyModified(property: string): boolean`**: Returns `true` if the value stored in the specified property is not equal - **Method `QueryDescendants(selector: string): Instances`**: - **Method `Remove(): ()`**: Sets the object's `Parent` to `nil`, and does the same for all its *(deprecated)* - **Method `remove(): ()`**: *(deprecated)* - **Method `RemoveTag(tag: string): ()`**: Removes a tag from the instance. - **Method `ResetPropertyToDefault(property: string): ()`**: Resets a property to its default value. - **Method `SetAttribute(attribute: string, value: Variant): ()`**: Sets the attribute with the given name to the given value. - **Method `WaitForChild(childName: string, timeOut: double): Instance`**: Returns the child of the Instance with the given name. If the - **Event `AncestryChanged`**: Fires when the Instance.Parent property of this object or one of - **Event `AttributeChanged`**: Fires whenever an attribute is changed on the Instance. - **Event `ChildAdded`**: Fires after an object is parented to this Instance. - **Event `childAdded`**: *(deprecated)* - **Event `ChildRemoved`**: Fires after a child is removed from this Instance. - **Event `DescendantAdded`**: Fires after a descendant is added to the Instance. - **Event `DescendantRemoving`**: Fires immediately before a descendant of the Instance is removed. - **Event `Destroying`**: Fires immediately before (or is deferred until after) the instance is - **Event `StyledPropertiesChanged`**: Fires whenever any style property is changed on the instance, including ### From [Object](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Object.md) - **Property `ClassName`** (`string`): A read-only string representing the class this Object belongs to. - **Property `className`** (`string`): *(deprecated)* - **Method `GetPropertyChangedSignal(property: string): RBXScriptSignal`**: Get an event that fires when a given property of the object changes. - **Method `IsA(className: string): boolean`**: Returns true if an object's class matches or inherits from a given class. - **Method `isA(className: string): boolean`**: *(deprecated)* - **Event `Changed`**: Fires immediately after a property of the object changes, with some