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Import ing Clips to the Mixer 585
To convert a clip track fr om one type to a nother:
• Right-click an existing track, and choose one
of the options from the pop-up menu for
converting tracks.
ToaddabipedtotheMotionMixer:
1.
On the Motion Mixer toolbar, click Add
Biped.
2. From the Bipeds dialog, choose the biped(s)
you want to add to the Motion Mixer .
Several bipeds can be added to the mixer at
once. When you click OK, highlighted bipeds
are added to the mixer. Each is automatically
assigned a trackgroup, a clip track, and a
balance track.
To add a non-biped object to the Motion M ixer :
1.
On the Motion
Mixer toolbar, click Add
Max Objects.
2. From the Max Objects To Mix dialog, choose
the object(s) you want to add to the Motion
Mixer.
Tip: You can save time if you first select your
objects, and then open the d ialog. This way, the
objects are automatically highlighted.
3. Enter a mix name or leave the default one.
When you click OK, the highlig hted objects are
added to the mixer under a single object m ix .
A track is automatically assigned to the object.
Impor ting Clips to the Mixer
You can bring motion clips ( BIP a nd XAF files)
into the m ixer with any of these metho ds:
• Choose a file directly from the folder in which
it resides.
• Choose a file from t hose you have placed in the
Reser voir (page 2–603) , a storage area for BIP
and XA F files.
• Importmotionfromanotherbipedinthe
scene. See
Work ing with Clips in the Mixer
(page 2–588)
.
• Import a motion flow script.
All clips imported for a single object are assigned
a random, unique color. For example, all clips for
onebipedmightbered,whilethoseforanother
biped are blue. The color distinction makes it
easier to work w ith multiple bipeds and non-biped
objects in the Motion Mixer.
Biped rollout > Mixer Mode must be
turned on in order to see the motion on the biped
in viewports. This option is turned on by default
when you open the Mixer f rom the
Biped rollout
(page 2–791)
.
The Motion Mixer might not display the
entireactivesegmentwhenitisfirstopened.Toset