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the legs in space and time, giving the walk its overall tempo. You will begin

with the quadruped’s forelegs.

Set up the scene:

■ On the Quick Access toolbar, click the Open File button, navigate to

the \animation\character_animation\quadruped folder, and open

quadruped_walk_2.max.

If a dialog asks whether you want to use the scene’s Gamma And LUT

settings, accept the scene Gamma settings, and click OK.

This scene is the same as the one you just saved, but a set of reference poses

has been set up on planes in the background.

Configure character studio:

1 Use Orbit to change the viewport so you can see all four of the

quadruped’s feet.

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