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or XAF file. Clip information is also displayed,
likethenameoftheclipreferenceasitappearsin
the Motion Mixer. Information about the biped
structure is also listed along with the bipeds to
which the clip has been adapted.
Motion Preview
The Motion Preview at the lower right side of the
Reservoir shows a thumbnail of the selected clip.
Movingtheslideracrossthebottomgivesyouan
idea of what the motion looks like before y ou add
it to a track.
Note: In order for a clip to show in the Motion
Preview, it must be a BIP file that has been saved
for this version of 3ds Max. If you choose a BIP file
that is from an older version of 3ds Max , you will
see a warning that the file is obsolete and should
be resaved. Until t he BIP file is resaved, it wi l l not
display in the Motion Preview.
Note: The Motion Preview is only available
when you choose the Biped Clips opt ion.
See also
Using the Reservoir (page 2–603)
Mixer Preferences Dialog
Select a biped. > Motion panel > Biped Apps rollout >
Mixer > Preferences
Graph Editors menu > M otion Mixer... > Preferences
The Motion Mixer Preferences dialog lets you
make changes to display settings for clips,
transitions and frames. It is similar to the way you
canHideByCategoryontheDisplaypanel.You
can also specify mixdow n options from this dialog.
The settings on the M otion Mixer Preference
dialog are saved in the
biped.ini
file, as well as with
the M AX file.
Interfa ce
Show / Hide group
These settings affect how clips appear in the
Motion Mixer tracks.
•
Names —When turned off, clip names do not
appear on the colored clip bars in the Motion
Mixer. D efault=On.
•
Scales—Displays the clip scale. Since clips
can be resized by using tools like Move Clips,
displaying the scales quickly lets you know if a
clip is two times its original length or half its
length. Default=Off.
•
Boundaries—Tur ns on and off the f r ame
numbersatthestartandendofthecoloredclip
bars. Default=On.
•
Weig ht Curves—Toggles the display of the
weighting line. It do esn’t matter if the Weight
button is act ive or not. Default=On.
•
Time Warps—If a time war p has been added to a
clip, this switch toggles the display of the warp
on the colored clip bar. Default=On.
Show / Hide Transitions group
The two settings affect how transitions appear in
the Motion Mixer tr acks.
•
Inpoints—To g g l e s t h e b e g i n n i n g t r a n s i t i o n
frame on the transition clip bar. Default=On.