# BoneIKController Pole Target Placement

**URL:** <https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/boneikcontroller-pole-target-placement/45779>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [November 18, 2023, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/boneikcontroller-pole-target-placement/45779 "2023-11-18T22:54:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![MackeyK24](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/mackeyk24/32/3741_2.png) [@MackeyK24](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/MackeyK24)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/boneikcontroller-pole-target-placement/45779/1 "2023-11-18T22:54:38Z")

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Hey guys, i have been searching the forum looking for some explanation of Pole Targets for the BoneIKController. I cant seem to find the rhyme or reason for the pole target placement.

I am basically try to create a standard biped IK rig. So i place IK Target Mesh (IK Handle) at each wrist and foot bones (but the parent is the root character object, not the actual bones). But how am i supposed to know where to put the pole target meshes. For example the Left Foot, where on the body or space do I place the pole target, and why?

Is there some document or ANYTHING that explains the details of the Pole Target Meshes ?

As well as PoleAngle ?

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**Author:** ![adam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@adam](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/adam)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2023, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/boneikcontroller-pole-target-placement/45779/2 "2023-11-19T11:30:25Z")

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> **[What is a pole target and how do we use it in Blender? - Artisticrender.com](https://artisticrender.com/what-is-a-pole-target-and-how-do-we-use-it-in-blender/)**
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> When we're setting up an armature or animation in Blender, we will often find ourselves using Inverse Kinematics. We may want to control the direction that an IK chain bends in. Pole targets can help us achieve this. So, what is a Pole Target? Pole...

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**Author:** ![adam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@adam](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/adam)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2023, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/boneikcontroller-pole-target-placement/45779/3 "2023-11-19T11:39:16Z")

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> **[Bones and Skeletons | Babylon.js Documentation](https://doc.babylonjs.com/features/featuresDeepDive/mesh/bonesSkeletons#boneikcontroller)**
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> Learn all about bones and skeletons in Babylon.js.