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Creating a Motion Flow Script 1031

A sample script as it appears in the Scripts group on the Motion

Flow rollout

Random scripts vary the order of the clips found

in the Motion Flow Gr aph. Scripts are run in a

top-down order to animate the character. Click

Play to view scripted mot ions on the biped.

Tip: As the length of a script varies, use Alt +R

to set the Active Time in 3ds Max to the length of

the scr ipt.

Once a script is put together, you have additional

controls that let you adjust the starting frame,

the starting X, Y, or Z locations and the starting

rotation of the animation.

Procedure

To create a Motion Flow script:

Create a motion flow g raph with three or more

motion files.

For information on how to set up the graph,

see To create multiple clips in the Mo tion Flow

Graph (page 2–1028).

2. In the Scripts section of the Motion Flow

rollout, click Define Script, and then select a

sequence of clips from the Motion Flow Graph

dialog (page 2–1045).

As you select the clips in the Motion Flow

Graph dialog, they are added to the script list.

Note: Transitions are automatical ly made in

the Motion Flow Graph as you add clips to the

script.

3. Give the script a ne w, descriptive name.

Adding a descriptive name is less confusing

if you ever append Motion Flow Editor files

together.