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Biped Rollout 795
• Objects and B ones —Displays bones and
objects simultaneously.
Display Footsteps fl yout—This flyout lets you
display or h ide footsteps and their numbers:
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Show Footsteps a nd Number s—Displays
biped footsteps and footstep numbers.
Footstep numbers specify the order in which
the biped w ill move along the path created by
the footsteps. Footstep numbers are displayed
in white and do not render, but do appear in
preview renderings.
• Show Footsteps—Displays biped footsteps
in the viewport, but no footstep numbers.
Footsteps are represented as green and blue
foot-shaped outlines by default; these are also
visible in preview renderings.
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Hide Footsteps—Turnsofffootstepsand
footstep numbers in the viewport.
Twist Link s—Toggles the display of twist links
used in biped. Defau lt=on.
Leg S ta tes—When this button is on, the
viewportdisplaysMove,Slide,andPlantateach
foot at the appropriate frame.
Traj ectori es—Displays trajectories for selected
biped limbs.
Tip: You can edit keys on the biped’s horizontal and
vertical track by turning on Trajectories, tur ning
on Sub-Object, selecting the horizontal or vertical
center of mass track and transfor ming keys in the
viewports. Use Trajectories when editing keyframe
parameters to visualize their influence, and to
comparerawandfilteredmotioncapturedata.
Display Preferences—Displays the Display
Preferences dialog (page 2–799)
which is used
to change footstep colors, trajectory parameters,
and to set the number of bipeds to be played
back when you use Biped Playback on the Biped
rollout. Footstep color preference is a good way to
distinguish between the footsteps of two or more
bipedsinascene.
Name Rollout
The Name rollout lets you change the name of the
biped. When you change the name in the Biped
rollout, the center of m ass is renamed and the
entire biped hierarchy inherits the new name.