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# Understanding the panel

Where the panel lives, what its sections do and how to animate its settings.

The panel is in the 3D Viewport: press `N`, then open **Jabe Tools > Jabe Rig**.

## What the panel shows

| Situation                              | What you see                                                                |
| -------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| The scene has no Jabe Rig              | **No Jabe Rig Found** and an **Add Minecraft Rig** button                   |
| The scene has rigs, but none is active | **Available Rigs**, a **Select** button for each, and **Add Minecraft Rig** |
| A rig is active                        | **Rig Detected**, the rig's name and version, then the sections below       |

## The four sections

| Section       | What it holds                                                   | Page                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Controls**  | IK-FK AutoKey, Head, Body, Arm and Leg Settings, IK Parent Tree | [Head](/jabe-rig-wiki/documentation/features/head.md), [Body, arms and legs](/jabe-rig-wiki/documentation/features/body-arms-and-legs.md), [IK and FK](/jabe-rig-wiki/documentation/features/ik-and-fk.md), [IK Parent Tree](/jabe-rig-wiki/documentation/features/ik-parent-tree.md) |
| **Bones**     | Show or hide groups of bones                                    | [Bones](/jabe-rig-wiki/documentation/features/bones.md)                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| **Customize** | Definitions, Emotions, Materials, Taper                         | [Face and definitions](/jabe-rig-wiki/documentation/features/face-and-definitions.md), [Emotions](/jabe-rig-wiki/documentation/features/emotions.md), [Materials](/jabe-rig-wiki/documentation/features/materials.md), [Taper](/jabe-rig-wiki/documentation/features/taper.md)        |
| **Display**   | Simplify, subdivision levels, per-part visibility               | [Display](/jabe-rig-wiki/documentation/features/display.md)                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

**Controls** starts open and the other sections start collapsed. Groups inside them, such as Head Settings or Emotions, collapse too.

## Animating settings

Every setting in the panel is a custom property stored on the rig. Hover over a setting and press `I`, or right-click it and choose **Insert Keyframe**, exactly as you would with any other property. This works for toggles, sliders, colors and dropdowns, including **Arm Type**.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Convert to IK** and **Convert to FK** can key the limb for you. See [IK and FK](/jabe-rig-wiki/documentation/features/ik-and-fk.md).
{% endhint %}

## The setup warning

If the panel shows a **Rig setup incomplete** box, the add-on found something wrong with the rig in your scene. The message tells you what is missing. See [Troubleshooting](/jabe-rig-wiki/documentation/reference/troubleshooting.md).


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