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SkinReference
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**Inherits:** :ref:`RefCounted<class_RefCounted>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

A reference-counted holder object for a skeleton RID used in the :ref:`RenderingServer<class_RenderingServer>`.

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Description
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An internal object containing a mapping from a :ref:`Skin<class_Skin>` used within the context of a particular :ref:`MeshInstance3D<class_MeshInstance3D>` to refer to the skeleton's :ref:`RID<class_RID>` in the RenderingServer.

See also :ref:`MeshInstance3D.get_skin_reference<class_MeshInstance3D_method_get_skin_reference>` and :ref:`RenderingServer.instance_attach_skeleton<class_RenderingServer_method_instance_attach_skeleton>`.

Note that despite the similar naming, the skeleton RID used in the :ref:`RenderingServer<class_RenderingServer>` does not have a direct one-to-one correspondence to a :ref:`Skeleton3D<class_Skeleton3D>` node.

In particular, a :ref:`Skeleton3D<class_Skeleton3D>` node with no :ref:`MeshInstance3D<class_MeshInstance3D>` children may be unknown to the :ref:`RenderingServer<class_RenderingServer>`.

On the other hand, a :ref:`Skeleton3D<class_Skeleton3D>` with multiple :ref:`MeshInstance3D<class_MeshInstance3D>` nodes which each have different :ref:`MeshInstance3D.skin<class_MeshInstance3D_property_skin>` objects may have multiple SkinReference instances (and hence, multiple skeleton :ref:`RID<class_RID>`\ s).

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   | :ref:`RID<class_RID>`   | :ref:`get_skeleton<class_SkinReference_method_get_skeleton>`\ (\ ) |const| |
   +-------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`Skin<class_Skin>` | :ref:`get_skin<class_SkinReference_method_get_skin>`\ (\ ) |const|         |
   +-------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Method Descriptions
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.. _class_SkinReference_method_get_skeleton:

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:ref:`RID<class_RID>` **get_skeleton**\ (\ ) |const| :ref:`🔗<class_SkinReference_method_get_skeleton>`

Returns the :ref:`RID<class_RID>` owned by this SkinReference, as returned by :ref:`RenderingServer.skeleton_create<class_RenderingServer_method_skeleton_create>`.

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:ref:`Skin<class_Skin>` **get_skin**\ (\ ) |const| :ref:`🔗<class_SkinReference_method_get_skin>`

Returns the :ref:`Skin<class_Skin>` connected to this SkinReference. In the case of :ref:`MeshInstance3D<class_MeshInstance3D>` with no :ref:`MeshInstance3D.skin<class_MeshInstance3D_property_skin>` assigned, this will reference an internal default :ref:`Skin<class_Skin>` owned by that :ref:`MeshInstance3D<class_MeshInstance3D>`.

Note that a single :ref:`Skin<class_Skin>` may have more than one **SkinReference** in the case that it is shared by meshes across multiple :ref:`Skeleton3D<class_Skeleton3D>` nodes.

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