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Reaction Manager Dialog 347
Note:
Your value probably differs from that
shown in the illustration.
16. Drag upward to increase the value, or
downwardtodecreasethevalue.Changethe
value to about -50.0.
You might find it difficult to set an exact value
by dragging, which changes only the tenths
(and higher) value. You can u se the key board
to specify a more exact value.
17. Double-click the value.
The value highlights and becomes an
keyboard-editable field.
18. Enter -50 and press ENTER or TAB.
The value now displays as -50.000.
You can use the same mouse and keyboard
methods to change state (master) values as well.
Nextyou’lllearnhowtouseCreateModeto
create new states freely.
First you’ll set a new state to move the box
leftwardfornegativeslidervalues.
19. Tr y mov ing the box on the X axis.
You can’t do it, because it’s slaved to the slider
value.
20. Above the States list, click the Create Mode
button.
When Create Mode is on, you can change
master and slave proper ties and use the current
properties to create new states.
21. On the main toolbar, click Select And
Manipulate, and then drag the slider pointer
all the way to the left, so the slider value reads
-100.0.
22. In the Reactions (upper) list, click the Box01 /
X Position entr y to highlight it, and then move
the box about -50 units on the X axis, to about
X=-100.
Highlighting the slave entry lets you manipulate
the slaved value interact ively in the viewp ort
whileCreateModeison.Then,whenyouclick
Create State, a new state is created for t hat
slaveonly.Ifyouhighlightthemasterinstead,
you can manipulate all slaves freely , but then
clicking Create State creates a new state for all
slaves. Reaction Manager is a complex tool, so
in general it’s best to keep the data as simple
as possible.
23. Click Create State.
Reaction Manager adds a new state, State02,
w ith the state (slider) value at -100.0 and the
box at its new X position.
24. TurnoffCreateModeandmovethesliderleft
and right to see how it affects the box position.
Next you ’ll set a new state so the right half of
the slider range affects the sphere’s Hemisphere
value.
25. SelectthesphereandgototheModify
panel.
The Hemisphere parameter is unavailable,
because it’s slaved to the slider value.
26. Turn on Create Mode, and then and in the
Reactions list, click the Sphere01 / Hemisphere
entry.
The Hemisphere parameter is now available.