# Hold Positions

Hold Positions are the position on an item that a character holds it by. They are empty objects used to simply set a location and rotation. Link below is a video showing them in use on items in-game.

<https://ss3d.space/assets/img/posts/20.05.01/ItemOrientations.mp4>

Some items may have more than one Hold Position. Different variables like object's shape, object's type, object's state, character's intent, character's species, character's hand, character's pose etc.. may effect how a item is held. This will be managed via different Hold Positions.

<figure><img src="https://3662897456-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FhffJRpQgXgXOOhvtML3c%2Fuploads%2F2gopFvSCqiRc4mrQaZB6%2FHold%20Positions.png?alt=media&#x26;token=b7095b63-8e19-42d2-98f8-7ff1f9b76ff3" alt=""><figcaption><p>Different items may be held in different poses, resulting in different hold positions.</p></figcaption></figure>

#### Examples:

<figure><img src="https://3662897456-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FhffJRpQgXgXOOhvtML3c%2Fuploads%2F57jUqpMpvltSttKDtlDF%2Fblender_0p8tqR3W3G.png?alt=media&#x26;token=85aab196-1a76-4076-9651-7e02b7a9c9ec" alt=""><figcaption><p>Item with different Hold Positions for left hand and right hand.</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="https://3662897456-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FhffJRpQgXgXOOhvtML3c%2Fuploads%2F8vm05NKsHaHfqjHb39Tz%2Fblender_vgcvE7uhmR.png?alt=media&#x26;token=1d92a53a-34a0-49eb-bbad-d0ecf78a7e08" alt=""><figcaption><p>Item with different Hold Positions for one-handed and two-handed wielding.</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="https://3662897456-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FhffJRpQgXgXOOhvtML3c%2Fuploads%2FWmRmWy3pig2hEcsnE2XB%2Fblender_8dP3xORLCQ.png?alt=media&#x26;token=3788a06c-9eaa-4102-a464-b22864d15a97" alt=""><figcaption><p>Item with different Hold Positions for help and harm intents.</p></figcaption></figure>