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Animation group

Animation for the character assembly can b e saved

or reset in this group. Previously saved animation

from another character can also b e inserted to the

current character assembly.

Insert Animation—Displays the

Merge Animation

dialog (page 3–471)

, and prompts for a previously

saved animation file.

Save Animation—Sav es the character assembly

animationinanANMorXMLfile.Bothfiletypes

contain the character assembly and its animation.

An ANM file is a proprietary for mat that can b e

read and saved only by 3ds Max. An XML file

formats the information as XML code, and can be

edited with a text editor.

Animation saved as an ANM file loads and saves

faster than an XML file. Saving and editing an

XML animation file is recommended only for

users who are familiar with the XML language,

and who have a specific need for editing the file.

Reset All Animation—Removes all animation from

the character assembly.

Character Members rollout

Add—Allows you to select individual objects to

add to the character assembly.

Add List—Displays the Pick Character Members

dialog, w here you can select multiple objects from

a list and add them t o the character assembly.

Remove—Removes highlighted object(s) from the

assembly. Bones and objects upon which other

assembly objects depend, cannot be removed.

Low R es —All members of the character assembly

are displayed on this list. By default, all members

are designated as Full Res objects. To designate a

member as Low Res, check the object on the list.

The Full Res and Low Res designations are used in

conjunction with the Display group selection in

the Character Assembly rollout.