Creating Animation from Scratch
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In the Content Browser tab, click on the Content folder
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Double click on the Maps folder
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Double click on Map_Example3
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If you haven't saved your last animation, make sure to do so.
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Bit will appear in your Viewport after opening Map_Example3
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Now you need to add a new sequence. Click on the Content folder again
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Double click on the Sequences folder
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In the sequences folder, you want to add a new sequence, so right click anywhere within the folder to pull up the menu
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In the menu, choose Animation > Level Sequence
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Rename your new sequence CustomAnimation or a descriptive title of whatever animation you have in mind
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Double click on your new CustomAnimation level sequence
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Click on Bit in the Viewport to highlight the Sk_Bit file in the Outliner tab.
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Drag Sk_Bit into the Sequence window/tab
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Click on +Track, in the Sequencer tab next to Sk_Bit
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In the menu, choose Control Rig > FK Control Rig
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Bit's rig will show up
Action Poses
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Notice that the fps, or frames per second, is at 30 fps. This means that every second that goes by, there are 30 possible keys to create within one frame. That's a lot of keys! To start out, let's only choose a few big, action poses and then fill in additional details later.
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Choose FKControlRig to view the rig
