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To copy an envelope and its settings to a mirrored
link (for example, from one thigh to the other):
1.
Select the source link.
2. In the Edit Commands group, click Copy.
The envelope settings are saved in a buffer.
3. Select the mirror link, and then in the Edit
Commands group, click Paste.
Theenvelopeisappliedtotheoppositelink,
but without mirroring. It is now the currently
selected envelope.
4. In the Edit Commands group, click Mirror .
Theselectionflipsaboutthemirroraxis.
5. Use the Rotate transform on the Main toolbar
to rotate the selection to its final orientation.
See also
Envelope Sub-Object (page 2–981)
Fine-Tuning Envelopes (page 2–940)
Fi ne -Tun i n g E nv elop es
Once you have adjusted inner and outer
bounds of envelopes at the Envelope Sub-Object
level, you may find you need still finer control:
choose either the Cross Section or Control Point
selection level in the Blending Envelopes rollout.
Using Cross S ect ions
Bothinnerandouterenvelopeboundsarelike
hulls about ribs ,thecrosssections. Foreach
envelope, there are by default four cross sections
you can use to alter the envelope ’s shape.
Envelope cross sections can be scaled a nd m oved.
Usi ng Control Point s
By default, each cross section consists of four
control points. You can use these control points
to alter the shape of a single cross section. The
control points define the shape (perimeter) of
the sec tion. Moving one point affects the shape
between itself and its neighbors on each side.
Rota ting and Scaling
Control points are internally positioned using
cylindrical coordinates, that is a distance from
thelinkatsomeanglearoundthelink.Tomove
a control point, you must scale it to the correct
distance from the link and then rotate it into the
orientation you desire. The move tool actually
serves the dual function of rotating and sca ling at
thesametime.