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When posing the biped, Figure mode must be turned on. This mode tells 3ds

Max that you are posing the biped rather than animating it.

The character you’ll use in this lesson has a human form, and will not require

a tail, ponytails, or props

Set up for this lesson:

1 On the Quick Access toolbar, click the Open File button, navigate

to the \animation\character_animation\physique_basics folder, and open

align_wilson_start.max.

This scene contains a model of a man named Wilson.

The Wilson model

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