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At this point, all components can build their skeletons. Next steps are to get components building their rigs.

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+=============
+Pose Manager
+=============
+
+.. codeauthor:: Jeremy Ernst
+
+Overview
+--------
+
+The pose manager is meant for users who may need to repose their model in order to have a better pose for rigging.
+For example, in the image below, we have a mesh that is modeled in a pose where the feet are not planted.
+This isn't ideal for rigging and animation.
+
+
+.. image:: /images/pose_manager_model.png
+
+
+Using the pose manager, we can store this "model" pose, and create a new "rig" pose, and freely switch between them.
+This way, when we build our deformation skeleton, we'll build it in the rig pose, so the rotations are nice and clean,
+but then we can set it to the model pose, so that the skeleton lines up with the mesh for doing deformations.
+
+.. image:: /images/pose_manager_overview.gif
+
+
+Right-clicking on a pose will bring up a context menu that allows you to remove the pose.
+
+.. image:: /images/pose_manager_remove.png
+
+
+This diagram shows the workflow intended with the pose manager. In the section below, we'll go through the process step
+by step.
+
+.. image:: /images/pose_manager_diagram.png
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+Using the above example, we have a mesh that was modeled in a pose like this:
+
+.. image:: /images/pose_manager_model.png
+
+We place our components in this pose, but we don't really want to build our rig in this pose, so using the pose manager,
+we can store our model pose by opening the interface, and clicking the bottom button to store the pose. Give the pose a
+name, like "model".
+
+.. image:: /images/pose_manager_modelpose.gif
+
+Now, let's re-pose our components so that the legs are straight and the bends in the arms are removed (for example).
+
+.. image:: /images/pose_manager_rigpose.png
+
+Using the pose manager, we can now store this as a pose. I'll call it "rig".
+
+.. image:: /images/pose_manager_rigpose.gif
+
+Now, when we build the skeleton, I'll use the pose manager to set the pose to the rig pose. This way, our skeleton is
+built in this pose, which is the pose we want our rig to be built in. By building in this pose, we ensure the
+rotation values are clean and zeroed out.
+
+.. image:: /images/pose_manager_buildskeleton.gif
+
+Now we can use the pose manager to set the pose back to "model", so our skeleton fits the mesh again, and do our
+deformations.
+
+.. image:: /images/pose_manager_deform.gif
+
+When we go to build the rig, we'll want to set the pose back to the "rig" pose.
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