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4. In the Utilities panel, access the Motion
Capture utility. You can test and record your
motion for any combination of tracks over a ny
range of frames.
5. When you assign a Motion Capture controller ,
the previously assigned controller is maintained
as a child of the R otation controller. You can
continue to adjust the rotation of the object
using standard transform controls, while still
making motion-capture control available.
Procedure
To use your mouse as an input device to animate the
position of a box:
1.
Create a box.
2. In Motion panel > Assign Controller, select the
position track for the box in the list window,
and then click the Assign Controller.
3. Select Position Motion C apture in the Assig n
Position Controller dialog, and then click OK.
4. Select X Position in the Motion Capture dialog,
select mouse input device, a nd then click OK.
Note: Yo u c a n o p e n t h e M o t i o n C a p t u r e d i a l o g
by selecting the Position t rack in the Assign
Cont roller list window, and then r ig ht-click
and select Properties.
5. In the Mouse Input Device rollout, make sure
that horizontal is turned on and Scale is set to 1.
6. In Utilities panel > Motion Capture, click
Box01 > Posit ion in the Track list window.
Click Start in the Record Controls group.
Real-time recording is in effect; move the
mouse horizontally back and forth. The box
moves back and forth along the X axis.
Play the animation to v iew the recorded
movement.
By default, a key is generated at every frame.
Interfa ce
Right-click the transform track in the Track View
- Dope Sheet hierarchy to display the Motion
Capture Proper t ies dialog.
Position Motion Capture rollout
X, Y, Z Position—Clickanaxis’sbuttontodisplay
a Choose Device dialog, which lets you pick a
motion-capture device from a list of alternatives:
keyboard, joystick, mouse, or MIDI.
Choose Devi ce dia log—Select a device from a list
of devices.
Edit Bindings XY Z—Displays device controls in
thedevicerolloutinthelowerpartoftheMotion
Capture dialog. If no device has been assigned to
an axis, this option is not available.
Track Name—Names the Motion Capture Data
track. This overrides the default naming
conv ention.
Mouse Input Device rollout