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Reaction Manager Dialog 351
in the States list, click the field to toggle the X.
Available for slaves only.
States list
A state describes interaction between a master
and its slaves. In each state, you specify a value or
values for the master t rack, and corresponding
values for each slave. Then, as a master-track value
changesinthescene,theslavedvaluesfollowalong
according to the states’ specifications.
The States list shows all states for the highlig hted
reaction in the Reactions list. Any member of a
reaction (master and/or slaves) can b e hig h lighted
in the Reactions list for its states to appear in the
States list. If members of multiple reactions are
highlighted,theStateslistreflectsvaluesforthe
first highlighted reaction only.
YoucanusetoolsintheStateslisttoaddand
modify states and their names. To change a
state name, click the text twice,
slowly (don’t
double-click). Or, if the state name already
highlighted, just click it once. The text highlights
and a box appears around it to show that you can
now edit it. You can rename only state names, not
the indented slave tracks.
You can change values for single-numeric-value
slaves in this list by dragging vertically on the
value.
The following reference describes changing values
interactively in the view ports using the States
list controls. Other controls are described in the
introduction to this topic.
Cr e at e M o d e —Use primarily to create new states
interactively. To use it, turn on Create Mode,
adjust values for the current reaction (master and
slaves) in the viewports, and then click Create
State. You can repeat this to create any number of
new states quickly and efficiently.
The difference b etween creating a state in or out
of Create mode is that, in Create mode you can
manipulate the react ion tracks for al l objects,
whereas with it off you can manipulate the reaction
track only for the master.
Create S ta te—Adds a new state to the States
list for t he current reaction, using the cur rent
values for the master and slave para meters.
Whenyoucreateastate,thesoftwaregivesita
default name (State##) and lists its slave tracks,
indented, under the state name.
The contents of the new state depend on what’s
highlighted in the Reactions list. If the master is
highlighted, a new state specifies values for the
state (i.e., master track) and al l of its slaves. If one
or more slaves are hig hlighted in the Reactions list,
the new state specifies values for the master and
only the highlighted slaves.
Append S elected—Adds a slave or slaves to
a state in w hich they don’t currently participate.
To use, highlight one or more slave tracks in the
Reactions list, highlight a state in the States list,
and then click Append Selected.
Edit Mode—When on, you can change slave values
interactively in the current state by manipulating
slave objects in the viewports or by editing their
values o n a rollout. Available only when at least
one item in the States list is highlighted.
Ifyouhighlightaslavename,youcanedititsvalue
for the current state. If you highlight a state name
andthenclickEditMode,youcaneditanyofits
slav e tracks. To exit this mode and test the new
values, click Edit Mode again.