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Note that child objects in the hierarchy are nested below parent objects. You
may need to open several parent objects to get to the nested object you want.
The biped tracks are grouped as follows:
Center of Mass
Footsteps
Pelvis (branch1) Spine, Neck (branch), Head, Ponytail.
Pelvis (branch2) Thigh, Calf, Foot, Toes.
Pelvis (branch3) Tail.
Neck (branch 1), Head
Neck (branch 2), Clavicle, UpperArm, Forearm, Hand, Fingers.
Each of these tracks can be seen in Track View, expanded trackbar and
Workbench.
Note that the hands and fingers are grouped with the arms, and the fingers
and toes are grouped with the legs.
The body's translation keys are separated into vertical and horizontal tracks.
Procedures
To access Track View, do one of the following:
1 On the 3ds Max toolbar click Curve Editor.
2 Select any biped object in the viewport, then right-click and choose Curve
Editor.
The hierarchy list automatically displays the track of the selected biped
object.
3 Choose Graph Editors menu > Track View - Curve Editor.
To select from the screen:
1 Place the cursor over the biped link whose tracks you want to examine.
Use zoom controls, as necessary.
2 Pause over a part of the biped, and a tool-tip appears, informing you
which object is at the cursor position.
3 Click to select the biped link.
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