Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 15 minutes ago
Relative binding is a Data Binding mode in Rive that looks up View Model properties by name rather than by index — making your components more flexible and reusable across different View Models and nested Artboards.
In this video, we walk through how relative binding differs from absolute binding and shows it in action with practical examples, including nested components and a cross-file library setup.
In this video:
- How absolute binding works (and where it breaks down)
- What relative binding is and how the "Bind Relative" toggle works
- Side-by-side comparison: relative vs. absolute with nested Artboards
- Real-world example: character cards loaded from a Rive library file
Relative binding is a Data Binding mode in Rive that looks up View Model properties by name rather than by index — making your components more flexible and reusable across different View Models and nested Artboards.
In this video, we walk through how relative binding differs from absolute binding and shows it in action with practical examples, including nested components and a cross-file library setup.
In this video:
- How absolute binding works (and where it breaks down)
- What relative binding is and how the "Bind Relative" toggle works
- Side-by-side comparison: relative vs. absolute with nested Artboards
- Real-world example: character cards loaded from a Rive library file
