Animate a model

[Ayrin Greenflag]

Hi, i've found a directory in my pc full of animation files in bip format
how that files work?
can i use them in 3d studio max?
if 'no' is possible to use premade animations files in 3dstudio and what kind of files?
thx

Ps this because i want make dwarf faction

[tucho]

.bip file is the character studio format, you can use it in 3ds max, you need to aply a biped to your model and then you can load the .bip animation file. take a look to the help from max for more information, is very useful in this cases.