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854 Chapter 14: Character Studio
The freefor m area appears as a yellow block between the
footsteps.
Footstep Number Display group
The footstep blocks can have any one of four time
settings displayed for them. You can only show
one of these at a time.
The footstep step number is always displayed on
the footstep blocks ( in boldface).
Start and End Frame—Displays the sta rt and end
frames of the footstep (from Touch to Lift). Biped
displaysjustthestartframeifthefootstepblockis
too small to show both. Zoom in to see both start
and end numbers.
Both footsteps 0 and 1 begin at frame 0 and end at frame 19.
Start Frame—Displaysjustthestartframenumber
(Touch).
Both footsteps 0 and 1 begin at frame 0.
Durati on—Displays the number of frames that the
foot is in contact with the ground (from Touch to
Lift).
Both footsteps 0 and 1 are in contact with the ground for
20 frames.
Double S uppor t—Displays t he number of
overlapping frames in which both feet are in
contact with the ground.
You can also turn on the following two numbers
for the intervals between the footsteps. You can
displaybothnumbersatthesametimebyselecting
both boxes.
Footsteps 0 and 1 share a double-suppor t period of 20
frames.
No Support—Displays the number of frames that
the whole biped is airborne; that is, the frames in
which neither of the feet have any contact with the
ground.
The no-suppor t period between frames 3 and 4 and 4 and 5
is 12 frames.
Foot Ai r Dur at ion—Displays the number of frames
that each foot has n o contact with the ground.
The foot air duration for the left footstep track between
frames3and5is31frames.
Footstep Edge Selec tion gro up