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vi Contents
Barycentric Morph Controller Key Info Dialog ..... 371
Block Parameters Dialog (Block Controller).......... 372
Master Block Parameters Dialog (Block
Controller).................................... ........................ 372
Master Track Key Info Dialog (Master Point
Controller).................................... ........................ 373
Slave Parameters Dialog (Block Controller)........... 374
Track View Pick Dialog (Block Controller) ............ 374
Animation Constraints ......................................... 375
Animation Constraints ........................................... 375
At tachment Constraint............................................ 376
Surface Constraint..................... .............................. 379
Path Const raint ....................................................... 380
Position Constraint ................................................. 384
Link Constra int ....................................................... 386
LookAt Constraint .................................................. 388
Orientation Constraint................. ........................... 391
Parameter Wiring ................................................. 393
Wire Parameters.................................................. .... 393
Parameter Wiring Dialog .............................. .......... 395
Hierarchies and K inematics ................................. 398
Hierarchies and Kinematics.................................... 398
Hierarchies ............................................................ 398
Hierarchies ............................ .............................. .... 398
Linking Strategy ...................................................... 400
Linking and Unlinking Objects............................ 403
Linking a nd Unlinking Objects ............. ................. 403
Select and Link ....................................................... 404
Unli nk Selection ..................................................... 405
Adjusting Pivots .............................. ........................ 405
Viewing and Selecting Hierarchies ......................... 407
Animating with For ward K inematics .................. 408
Animating with Forward Kinematics ..................... 408
Using Dummy Objects............................................ 411
Animating Links...................................................... 411
Adjusting Object Transforms.................................. 413
Locking Object Transforms .................................... 414
Animating Attachment ........................................... 415
Changing Link Inheritance ..................................... 415
Link Inherit ance (Selected) Utility ......................... 416
Animating with Inverse Kinematics (IK) ............. 417
Inverse Kinematics (IK) .......................................... 417
IK Terminology ....................................................... 418
IK Methods............................................................ 420
Inverse Kinematics Methods................................... 420
IK Solvers............................................................... 421
IK Solvers....................................................... .......... 421
History-Independent (HI) IK ................................ 427
Animating with the HI IK Solver............................ 427
White Paper: Swivel Angle of the HI IK Solver ...... 430
HI IK Solver Rollouts (Motion Panel)................... 435
IK Solver Rollout (HI Solver).................. ................ 435
IK Solver Properties Rollout (HI Solver)................ 437
IK Display Options Rollout (HI Solver) ................. 439
Sliding and Rotational Joints (HI Solver) ............... 440
History-Dependent (HD) IK .................................. 442
Animating with the HD IK Solver .......................... 442
Binding Objects (HD Solver).................................. 443
Controlling IK Precision (HD Solver) .................... 444
HD Solver Motion Panel Rollouts........................... 445
Work ing with Joints ............................................. 448
Setting Joint Resistance and Spring Back (HD
Solver)................................................................... 448
Setting Joint Precedence (HD Solver)..... ................ 449
Using Default Joint Precedence (HD Solver).......... 450
Choosing Child-to-Parent Precedence (HD
Solver)................................................................... 450
Choosing Parent-to-Child Precedence (HD
Solver)................................................................... 451
Setting Precedence Manually (HD Solver) ............. 452
Terminating Chains (HD Solver)............................ 453
IK Limb Solver....................................................... 454
Animating with the IK Limb Solver.................. ...... 454
Spline IK ................................................................ 455
Animating with the Spline IK Solver ...................... 455
Spline IK Solver Dialog ........................................... 459
Spline IK Solver Rollouts......................... ................ 461
Interactive and Applied IK ................................... 462
Animating with Interactive IK ................................ 462
Animating with Applied IK..................................... 464
Joint Controls........................................................ 465
Setting Joint Parameters.......................................... 465
Activating Joint Axes....... ........................................ 467
Limiting Joint Action .............................. ................ 468
Hierarchy Panel Commands................................. 469
Hierarchy Panel Commands ............................. ...... 469
Pivot....................................................................... 470
Pivot .................................... .................................... 470
Adjust Pivot Rollout ........................... .................... 470
Adjust Transform Rollout ................................. ...... 472
IK............................................................................ 473
IK ............................................................................ 473
HD IK Solver Rollouts ........................................... 473
Object Parameters Rollout (HD Solver) ................ 473
Position/Orientation/Bind to Follow Object
(HD Solver) .......................................................... 474
Precedence (HD Solver)................... ....................... 476