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# BodyTrackingComponent

A component for tracking people in an AR session.

```
struct BodyTrackingComponent
```

## Overview

Body tracking requires a compatible rigged model. For more information on creating a
compatible model, see <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/ARKit/rigging-a-model-for-motion-capture>.

For a sample app that uses body tracking, see <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/ARKit/capturing-body-motion-in-3d>

## Topics

### Creating a body tracking component

[`init()`](/documentation/RealityKit/BodyTrackingComponent/init())

Creates a body-tracking component.

[`init(BodyTrackingComponent.Target)`](/documentation/RealityKit/BodyTrackingComponent/init(_:))

Creates a body-tracking component for the given target.

### Pausing body tracking

[`var isPaused: Bool`](/documentation/RealityKit/BodyTrackingComponent/isPaused)

A Boolean that you can set to temporarily stop applying body tracking to
the model and freeze the model in its current pose.

### Selecting a body to track

[`var target: BodyTrackingComponent.Target`](/documentation/RealityKit/BodyTrackingComponent/target-swift.property)

The body-tracking setting.

[`enum Target`](/documentation/RealityKit/BodyTrackingComponent/Target-swift.enum)

Body-tracking settings for selecting a person to track.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`Component`](/documentation/RealityKit/Component)

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