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Key Info Rollout 809
extremities. Adjust the Smoothing Bias control
to distribute the chain’s rotation towards the
base or top link.
Inter face
Bend Links Mode—This mo de can be used to
rotate multiple links of a chain without ha ving to
select all of them beforehand. Bend Links Mode
transfers the rotation of one link to the other links,
following a natural c urvature.
Note: Using Bend Links Mode in Auto Key mo de
or sett ing a key after twisting results in keys on all
the links of the selected chain. See
Separate Tracks
(page 2–816)
for further details.
Twist Link s Mode—Similar to Bend Links
Mode,thismodetakestherotationinlocalX
appliedtotheselectedlinkandincrementit
equally throughout the rest of the chain while
maintaining the relationships between the links in
the other two axes.
Note: Using T wist Links Mode in Auto Key mode
or sett ing a key after twisting results in keys on all
the links of the selected chain. See
Separate Tracks
(page 2–816)
for further details.
Twist Individual Mode—Similar to Bend Links
Mode,thismodeallowsaselectedchainlinkto
be rotated in local X without affecting its parent
or child. The chain therefore maintains its shape
while the individual link is adjusted.
Note: Using Twist Individual Mode in Auto Key
mode or setting a key after twisting results i n keys
on all the links of the selected chain. See
Separate
Tr acks (p age 2–816)
for further details.
Smooth Twist Mode—This mode takes into
account the orientation in local X of the chain’s
first and last links in order to distribute the
rotation of the other links. This results in a smooth
rotation between every chain link. The rotation
distribution can be set by adjusting the Smoothing
Bias control or by rotating either the first or last
link of the chain.
Smoothing Bi as—Sets the rotation distribution
based on a value between 0.0 and 1.0. 0.0 biases
towards the first link and 1.0 towards the last
link of the chain. The chain’s smoothness can
be interactively set by dragging the bias sett ing
between those 2 values.
Zer o Twi st —Resets every chain link’s rotation
to 0 in local X based on the current orientation
of the chain’s parent. This does not change the
current shape of the chain.
Zer o Al l — Resets every chain link’s rotation
to 0 in all axes based on the current orientation of
the chain’s pa rent. This adjusts the current shape
of the chain so it becomes parallel to the biped.
K ey Info Rollout
Selec t the biped. > Motion panel > Key Info rollout
Tools in the Key Info rollout allow you to do the
following:
• Find the next or previous key for the selected
biped body part.
• UsetheTimespinnertoslideakeybackand
forth in time.
• Change Tension, Continuity, and Bias for a key
and display tr ajectories.
• Adjust biped dynamics.
• Set planted, sliding, or free keys.