3ds Max Animation with Biped

Adding or Changing Keys

A couple of special rules apply to biped body keys created with footsteps:

• Some keys appear in Dope Sheet as red dots. You’ll notice that the red keys align with the beginnings and ends of footsteps. These red keys can’t be moved or deleted. However, any other keys can be moved or deleted.
• Biped keys often cannot be cloned, particularly when footstep animation is being used. To get around this, you can copy the posture and paste it to another key (as described later in this chapter).

Quicklist: Freeform Animating 1. Turn off Footstep mode if it’s still on. 2. Go to a frame other than 0. 3. Click Select and Rotate. 4. Turn on Auto Key. 5. Move or rotate the arms, hands, spine, and neck links as you like.

For changing or ...