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Tips and Tools for Working with Characters

There are many standard tools in Softimage that are not particularly designed for character animation, but can help your job of character animation go much more smoothly. Some of these tools are simple aids in making it easier to visualize or select elements, while others can solve major animation problems and change the way you work.

This section is a guide to some of those tools and techniques. You will find out why the animation mixer is a powerful tool for character animation, how you can set up custom toolbars and synoptic views to streamline the workflow and share information with other, and how to make animation easier with marking sets and transformation setups.

For information on viewing options for character animation, see Displaying Chain Elements.

For information on tools for rigging, see Character Rigging.

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