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To cr eate multiple clips in the M otion Flow Gr aph:
1.
On the Motion Flow rollout, click the
ShowGraphbuttontoopentheMotionFlow
Graph.
2. On the Motion Flow Graph toolbar, click
Create Multiple Cl ips.
The Open dialog appears. Use it to choose the
location of your
.bip files.
3. While holding down the CTRL key, choose
multiple clips in the Open dialog.
Once processed, multiple clips appear in the
Motion Flow Graph (page 2–897) window.
Note: The number of clips you can load depends on
the a mount of memory you have in your system.
Cr e a t in g Tr ansit i o n s
Selec t a bip e d. > Motion panel > Biped rollout > Moti o n
Flow Mode > Motion Flow rollout > Motion Flow Graph
Transitions, shown as arrows, link motion
files (clips) together to create longer character
animation and crowd simulations. Transitions can
be created manually w ith the
Transition Editor
(page 2–902)
orautomaticallybythesoftware.
Transitions can also be optimized for better flow.
To create optimized transitions, use the Optimize
Selected Transition on the Motion Flow Graph
toolbarorOptimizeTransitionintheTransition
Editor. By default, minimum motion loss is used to
compute transitions. Optimized transitions use an
algorithm that minimizes foot sliding. Optimized
transitions take longer to compute but yield very
fluid results.
Crowd simulations can use dozens of motion clips
so automatic creation of optimized transitions
canbeabigtimesaver. Whetheryouplanon
animating one or many bipeds using Motion Flow
mode you’ll need t ransitions between the clips in
the Motion Flow Graph.
Procedures
To crea te tr ansi tions using From > To or To < From
meth od:
1.
On the Motion Flow rollout, click the
ShowGraphbuttontoopentheMotionFlow
Graph.
2. On the Motion Flow Graph toolbar, click
Create Multiple Clips.
The Open dialog appears. Use it to choose the
location of your
.bip files.
3. WhileholdingdowntheCTRLkey,choose
multiple clips in the Open dialog.