| name | pivot-on-heel |
| description | Pivots in place on one heel with the toes lifted, turning to a new heading, via a short sequence. Use when a command mentions pivot on your heel, heel pivot, turn on your heel, or spin on a heel. |
| category | locomotion |
| disable-model-invocation | true |
| subskills | ["turn-and-face","plant-foot"] |
pivot-on-heel
Turn on a planted heel: dorsiflex that foot (toes up) and sweep faceDeg to the new heading.
Composes: turn-and-face + plant-foot
How
- Use a
sequence with loop:false. Lift the pivot foot's toes (Foot X~120) and change faceDeg.
durationMs ~900.
Example
- "pivot on your heel" ->
{"durationMs":900,"say":"Pivot!","sequence":{"loop":false,"frames":[{"t":0,"pose":{"RightFoot":[120,0,0]},"root":{"faceDeg":0}},{"t":1,"pose":{"RightFoot":[90,0,0]},"root":{"faceDeg":90}}]}}
Limits & posture
Keep ≥1 foot grounded except at a jump's airborne apex; stay inside human joint ranges and keep weight over the support — see balance-and-posture.