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The Set Full Body IK Keys Options window lets you do the following:

• specify which of your character’s FBIK effectors and input joints are keyed
• set your character’s FBIK effector’s Reach channel values
• place keys on your character’s FBIK effectors, FK joints, and Reach channels
  NoteWhen animating with FBIK, you can pose and key your character’s FBIK effectors and input joints to create IK animation. These keys are placed on the FBIK effectors and their FK joints, not the input skeleton’s joints.

  Key Mode

  Determines the parts of your character that are keyed when you click Apply.

  All

  When on, keys are placed on all of the current character’s FBIK effectors and FK joints. Also, the Reach channel values of all the body parts that are not selected are keyed. You can also set the keying mode to All with the +d hotkey or through the FBIK effector marking menu.

  Body Part

  When on, keys are placed only on the FBIK effectors and FK joints in the selected body part. You can also set the keying mode to Body Part with the +x hotkey or through the FBIK effector marking menu.

  Selected

  When on, keys are placed only on the selected FBIK effectors and their FK joints. You can also set the keying mode to Selected with the +4 hotkey or through the FBIK effector marking menu.

  Reach Mode

  Specifies the Reach channel value of the selected FBIK effector and determines whether or not Reach is keyed when you click Apply.

  Reach determines the amount of IK that is set for an effector. For example, a Reach of 1.0 determines that the effector is completely controlled by IK and a Reach of 0.0 disables the effector’s IK; allowing you to then animate the underlying FK skeleton’s joints.

  IK Key (Reach = 1)

  When on, the Reach channel values of the selected FBIK effectors are set to 1 and are keyed when you click Apply. Also, the Reach channel values of all other effectors within the selected body part are set to 0 and the keys on the body part of the selected effectors are given Stepped Next tangents.

  You can also set the Reach Mode to IK Key with the +3 hotkey or through the FBIK effector marking menu.

  FK Key (Reach = 0)

  When on, the Reach channel values of the selected FBIK effectors are set to 0 and are keyed when you click apply. Also, the Reach channel values of all other effectors within the selected body part are set to 0 and the keys set on Reach are given regular Stepped tangents.

  You can also set the Reach Mode to FK Key with the +1 hotkey or through the FBIK effector marking menu.

  Simple Key (Reach not keyed)

  When on, the Reach channel values of your FBIK effectors are not changed or keyed when you click Apply. Simple key uses the global default tangency. Simple keys are most often used to rough out your character’s animation before keying the finer details of your FBIK animation with IK and FK keys.

  You can also set the Reach mode to Simple Key with the +2 hotkey or through the FBIK effector marking menu.

  Apply and Close

  Sets a key on the current character’s FBIK effectors and input joints according to the current Key Mode and then closes the Set Full Body IK Keys Options window.

  Apply

  Sets a key on the current character’s FBIK effectors and joints according to the current Key Mode.

  Close

  Cancels the operation and closes the Set Full Body IK Keys Options window.