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Envelope Sub-Object 985
Par ent O verl a p—
Changes the envelope’s overlap
w ith the parent link in the hierarchy. Range= -1.0
to 10.0. Default=0.1.
A value of 0.0 causes the end of the envelope to
fall on the joint. Values less than 0.0 bring the
envelope inside the link, and values above 0.0 will
overlap onto the adjoining link.
Child Overlap—Changes the envelope’s overlap
w ith the child link in the hierarchy. Range= -1.0 to
10.0. Default=0.1.
A value of 0.0 causes the end of the envelope to
fall on the joint. Values less than 0.0 bring the
envelope inside the link, and values above 0.0 will
overlap onto the adjoining link.
Edit Commands group
Note: Which buttons are available in this group will
vary, depending on whether Links, Cross Sections,
or Control Points is the active selection level.
Insert—Inserts a cross section or control point on
a cross section.
Delete—Deletesacrosssectionorcontrolpoint.
Co py—Copies an envelope or cross section.
Pas te—Pastes an envelope or cross section.
Exclude—Clicking this button displays the
Exclude Envelopes dialog (page 2–977) .Youcan
exclude a link from influencing another link. For
example, you can exclude the right thigh link from
influencing the left thigh link. Or, rather than scale
the index finger envelopes to avoid influencing
middle finger ver t ices, exclude the middle finger
links from the index finger lin ks.
Mirror—Mirrors the envelopes on a selected link,
or mirrors selected cross sections in an envelope.
After a Mirror operation, you can adjust the
orientation by clicking Rotate on the Main toolbar,
choosing Local coordinates, and then clicking and
dragging the link or cross section.
Tip: To c opy an e nv e lop e to i t s m ir ror, t he s e qu ence
shouldbeCopy,selecttheoppositelink,Paste,
then Mirror.
Display group
Interactive Redraw—When on, Physique
dynamical ly updates the mesh while you adjust
envelopes. When off, the mesh updates only when
youenterafinalvalue(youpressENTERorTAB,
or release the mouse). Default=on.
Initial S k eletal Pose—When on, puts the mesh
character in t he pose it was in just before Physique
was applied. Default=off.
Display Options—Clicking this button displays the
Blending Envelope Display Opt ions dialog (p age
2–976)
, which lets you customize envelope display.
Shaded—Toggles shaded display of vertex weights
in the viewp orts. Default=off.