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default, calculated, or set manually, and lets y ou
change the start f rame.
Auto B lend—Automatically sets the Blend Start
frameforthecurrentFromandToclips.
Auto Blend All—Automatically sets the Blend Start
frames for all possible pairs of clips.
OK —Acceptschangesandclosesthedialog.
Mot ionClip Par ameter s Dia log
OpenTrackView. >GlobalTracks>BlockControl>
GlobalClip Properties > Synthesis dialog > Motion Clips
panel > Click New (in the From Global Objec t group). >
Motion Clip Parameters dialog
Selec t a Crowd helpe r. > Modify panel > Globa l Clip
Controllers rollout > New > Choose a GlobalClip object.
> Select the object in the list. > Edit > Synthesis dialog
> Motion Clips panel > Click New (in the From Global
Object group). > Motion Clip Parameters dialog
When setting up a crowd simulation w ith
non-bipedal characters using motion synthesis,
use this dialog, accessed from the
Synthesis Dialog
(page 2–1098)
,todefinemotionclipsfromthe
Global Object’s animation.
Enter a clip name, frame range, and color using
controls in the MotionClip Parameters dialog. The
software determines which clips to trigger by states
that you define on the
State panel (page 2–1100) .
Inter face
Name—Enteranameforthenewmotionclip.
Start—Specifies the first frame of the animation
clip from the Global Object.
End—Specifies the last frame of the animation clip
from the Global Object.
Co lor—Click the color swatch and choose a color
in the color picker. This color is used in Track
View when displaying the clip.
TrackViewPickDialog
Select a Crowd helper. > Modify panel > Global Clip
Controllers rollout > New > C h oose a GlobalClip object.
> Select the object in the list. > Edit > Synthesis dialo g >
Motion Clips panel > Track View group > New > Track
View Pick dialog
Track View > Global Tracks > Block Control > GlobalClip
Properties > Synthesis dialog > M otion Clips panel > Track
Viewgroup>New>TrackViewPickdialog
Open the hierarchy and pick a track to use in the
motion clip.