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Set up for this lesson:

■ Continue from the previous exercise, or open paste_footsteps_start.max.
This scene is in the folder
\animation\character_animation\footstep_animation.

Extend the walk:

1 Select any part of the biped.

2 On the Motion panel, in the Biped rollout, turn on Footstep

Mode.

The Footsteps sub-object level is activated, and only the footsteps can be

selected.

3 Activate the Topviewport, then press Alt+W to maximize it.

4 Using Select And Move, region-select footsteps 3 through 7.

5 On the Footstep Operations rollout, click Copy Footsteps to place

the selected footsteps into the footstep buffer.

6 Click Paste Footsteps to paste the selected footsteps into the

viewport.

The new footsteps appear next to the biped's current footsteps.

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