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Global Clip Controllers Rollout 1093
Global Clip Controllers Rollout
Create panel > Helpers > Object Type rollout > Crowd >
Global Clip Controllers rollout
Select a Crowd object. > Modify p anel > Global Clip
Controllers rollout
Use global clip controllers when assigning
non-biped animated objects (such as a bird
flapping its wings) to delegates in a crowd
simulation. Applications include synthesis of
animation activity based on a variety of criteria,
such as an object’s speed, acceleration, and
pitch. This group of controls replicates the Track
Viewcontrolsforthesamefunctionality.Foran
in-depth discussion of global clip controllers and
related topics, see:
Non-Biped C rowds (page 2–1030)
Synthesis Dialog (page 2–1098)
ClipState Dialog (page 2–1105)
For a procedure covering clip cont roller usage, see:
To use Motion Synthesis with non-bipedal
creatures: (page 2–1032)
Youcanfindatutorialonthismethodinthe
character studio Tutorials
, in the lesson Working
with Crowd Animation > Using Crowd with
Animated Non-Biped Objects.
Inter face
(Li st)—Lists objects designated as Global Objects,
whosecontrollerscanbeusedasanimationclips
to control other objects (typically clones).
To designate an object as a Global Object, click
the New button, and then selec t the o bjec t i n the
Select dialog.
New—To designate a Global Object and add it to
the l ist, click this button, and then select the object
in the Select dialog.
Edit—To m o d i f y a Global O b j e c t’ s prop e r t ies, c l i ck
its name in the list, and then click this button. This
opens the
Sy nthesis dialog (page 2–1098)
.
Loa d—Loads a previously saved Global Motion
Clip (
.ant
)filefromdisk.
Save—Stores the current Global Motion Clip
settings on disk in the
.ant
file format.
Vector Field Space Warp
Create panel > Space Warps > Particles & Dynamics >
Object Type rollout > Vector Field
A vector field is a special type of space warp that
crowd members use to move around irregular
objectssuchascurved,concavesurfaces. The
Vector Field gizmo, a box-shaped lattice, is placed