Terminology

When you see the term Biped with a capital B, this refers to the Biped module and its tools. The term biped with a lowercase b refers to the biped skeleton itself.

In any software package, the term rig refers to a set of controls for animating a character. A rig consists of a skeleton and the controls for animating the skeleton. A biped skeleton includes a complete rig.

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