# How do you define an action in a State Machine when using Root Motion **URL:** \ **Category:** Character & Animation\ **Tags:** State-Machine, unreal-engine, Blueprint, question\ **Created:** [December 7, 2015, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-you-define-an-action-in-a-state-machine-when-using-root-motion/340722 "2015-12-07T03:15:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
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Hi MaroonersRockAnimation, The following video playlist describes how to set up a character in depth, including instructions on using montages in the state machine (ie adding a punching animation to the character running so that the character punches while running): > **[A new, community-hosted Unreal Engine Wiki](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/a-new-community-hosted-unreal-engine-wiki/141494)** > > After over a year in maintenance mode, the official Unreal Engine Wiki is now permanently offline. These resources now live on a new community-run Unreal Engine Community Wiki — https://unrealcommunity.wiki/! You will be able to find content from... Depending on your character creation comfort level, you may not need to watch from the beginning of the series. I think you will find your answer in videos 8-16, replacing the punching montage with your attack montage. Additionally, in your montage be sure to designate your notify as a branch point in the details panel. Also, in your attack AnimSequence, make sure the proper Root Motion is selected. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-you-define-an-action-in-a-state-machine-when-using-root-motion/340722)._