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OK —
Confirms the current settings and closes the
dialog.
Pick Nodes Dialog (Motion
Mixer)
GraphEditorsmenu>MotionMixer... >Selecta
non-biped object clip transition. > Motion Mixer menu
bar > Transitions > Edit > Mixer Transition Editor > Click
one of the Select Velocity Nodes buttons.
This dialog appears when you pick nodes for
velocity blending or sub-blending. If you click
the Select Velocity Nodes button associated with
the Velocity Blends list, the list displays only the
objects being mixed in the current transition
track. If you click the Select Velocity Nodes
button ass ociated with the Sub-Blends list, the
list displays only the objects being mixed in the
current t ransition track,
except those objects that
are already velocity blends.
Inter face
Search field—To find an object in the list, enter the
object’s name and then press ENTER.
Node list—Lists all the available objects.
All—Selects all objects in the list.
None—Selects no objects in the list.
Inver t—Invertsthecurrentlistselection.
Subtree group
Display —When on, the object hierarchy is shown
by indenting. When off, all objects appear at the
same level. Default=on.
Select—When on, selecting an object selects that
object’s children. When off, only one object at a
time is selected. Default=off.
Named selection sets drop-down list—This list
shows the scene’s
named selection sets (page
1–85)
. Choosingasetfromthislistselectsits
members in the Node list.
Transition Optimization Dialog
Motion Mixer > Create a transition track. > Place clips
on the track. > Right-click the transition. > Optimize >
Transition Optimization dial og
Motion Mixer > Create a transition track. > Place clips on
the track. > Select the transition. > Transitions menu >
Optimize > Transition O ptimization dialog
Options in the Transition Optimization dialog
allow you to select the range over wh ich the
optimize algorithm will search for a transition. It
can search either the whole clip, or it can search
near the existing transition. You must specify the
preferred length of the optimized transition. The
softwarewilltrytogetasclosetothatlengthas
possible, still opting to give you the best leng t h.