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    single: 0x414d4154
    single: category; animation

_default - aimMatrix (0x414d4154)
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:classification:
    
    
    animation
    
    

:plugin:
    (built-in)

:id:
    0x414d4154


:link:
    visit Autodesk Maya 2026 official reference `a link`_.

.. _a link: https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2026/ENU/Maya-Tech-Docs/Nodes/aimMatrix.html



Attributes (35)
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    <table class="attribute">
        <tbody>
            <tr>
                <th class="attr_name">Long name (short name)</th>
                <th class="attr_type">Type</th>
                <th class="attr_default">Value</th>
                <th class="attr_minmax">Min/Max</th>
                <th class="attr_flags">Flags</th>
            </tr>
            
            <tr>
                <th colspan="5">channel box</th>
            </tr>
            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="inputMatrix">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">inputMatrix (imat)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">matrix</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="parent indent0 dotted" data-attr-name="primary">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">primary (pm)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">compound</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="primaryInputAxis">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">primaryInputAxis (pmi)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double3</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 dotted" data-attr-name="primaryInputAxisX">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">primaryInputAxisX (pmx)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 dotted" data-attr-name="primaryInputAxisY">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">primaryInputAxisY (pmy)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 last" data-attr-name="primaryInputAxisZ">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">primaryInputAxisZ (pmz)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    

    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="primaryMode">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">primaryMode (prmd)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">enum</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    <ul class="attr_enum_list">
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Lock Axis (0)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item default">
                            Aim (1)
                            
                            <span class="enum_default">(default)</span>
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Align (2)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                    </ul>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/2</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="primaryTargetMatrix">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">primaryTargetMatrix (pmat)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">matrix</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="primaryTargetVector">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">primaryTargetVector (pmiv)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double3</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 dotted" data-attr-name="primaryTargetVectorX">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">primaryTargetVectorX (pmvx)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 dotted" data-attr-name="primaryTargetVectorY">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">primaryTargetVectorY (pmvy)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 last" data-attr-name="primaryTargetVectorZ">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">primaryTargetVectorZ (pmvz)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    

    

            
                
    
            <tr class="parent indent0 dotted" data-attr-name="secondary">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">secondary (sc)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">compound</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="secondaryInputAxis">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">secondaryInputAxis (smi)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double3</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 dotted" data-attr-name="secondaryInputAxisX">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">secondaryInputAxisX (smx)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 dotted" data-attr-name="secondaryInputAxisY">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">secondaryInputAxisY (smy)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 last" data-attr-name="secondaryInputAxisZ">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">secondaryInputAxisZ (smz)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    

    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="secondaryMode">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">secondaryMode (sm)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">enum</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    <ul class="attr_enum_list">
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            None (0)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Aim (1)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Align (2)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                    </ul>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/2</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="secondaryTargetMatrix">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">secondaryTargetMatrix (smat)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">matrix</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="secondaryTargetVector">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">secondaryTargetVector (smiv)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double3</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 dotted" data-attr-name="secondaryTargetVectorX">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">secondaryTargetVectorX (smvx)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 dotted" data-attr-name="secondaryTargetVectorY">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">secondaryTargetVectorY (smvy)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 last" data-attr-name="secondaryTargetVectorZ">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">secondaryTargetVectorZ (smvz)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


    

    

            
            
            
            <tr>
                <th colspan="5">external visible attributes</th>
            </tr>
            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="enable">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">enable (enb)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="envelope">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">envelope (env)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="frozen">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">frozen (fzn)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="frozenAffected">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">frozenAffected (fza)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, extension, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="outputMatrix">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">outputMatrix (tmat)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">matrix</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="postSpaceMatrix">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">postSpaceMatrix (pstmat)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">matrix</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="preSpaceMatrix">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">preSpaceMatrix (premat)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">matrix</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
            
            
            <tr>
                <th colspan="5">external hidden attributes</th>
            </tr>
            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="isHistoricallyInteresting">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">isHistoricallyInteresting (ihi)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">byte</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">2</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/255</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="message">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">message (msg)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">message</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, out</td>
            </tr>


            
            
            
            <tr>
                <th colspan="5">internal attributes</th>
            </tr>
            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="binMembership">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">binMembership (bnm)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">-</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">hidden, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="caching">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">caching (cch)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="nodeState">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">nodeState (nds)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">enum</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    <ul class="attr_enum_list">
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Normal (0)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            HasNoEffect (1)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Blocking (2)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Waiting-Normal (8)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Waiting-HasNoEffect (9)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Waiting-Blocking (10)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                    </ul>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/10</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
            
        </tbody>
    </table>