---
title: Author a hand pose
product: Advanced Framework Pro
version: 1.0
engine: Unreal Engine 5.8
updated: 2026-10-05
canonical: https://docs.human-codeable.com/workflows/author-hand-pose.html
---

# Author a hand pose

By the end of this you will have a custom hand pose applied when the player grips a specific object.

## Steps

1. Open **Hand Pose Studio** from the editor toolbar.
2. Select the hand skeletal mesh and load the object's static mesh as a reference.
3. Pose the fingers in the viewport, using the skeleton tree to select bones.
4. Place a socket named with the `Grip_` prefix where the hand should attach.
5. Save. The tool writes an AnimSequence and a new StaticMesh with the socket.
6. Use **Mirror to Left** to generate the opposite hand from the same pose.
7. On the object's `BPC_Interaction_Grip`, add the pose to **Custom Hand Poses Left** and **Right**, keyed by socket name.

[![The Hand Pose Studio editor](../images/AFS_Core_Pawn_handposestudio-1600.webp?v=248f908c)](../images/AFS_Core_Pawn_handposestudio-1600.webp?v=248f908c)

The Hand Pose Studio editor

[![The custom pose applied to the held object](../images/AFS_UX_Grip_handpose-1600.webp?v=188772e3)](../images/AFS_UX_Grip_handpose-1600.webp?v=188772e3)

The custom pose applied to the held object

## Notes

Tip

Author the right hand first and mirror. Posing both hands by hand is slower and the two rarely match exactly.