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1036 Chapter 14: character studio
Note: If you want to create random motion for
multiple bipeds, they must be sharing a motion
flow.
Procedure
To creat e a random script for one bi pe d:
1.
On the Biped rollout, selec t a biped and
turn on Motion Flow mode.
2. On the Motion Flow rollout, click Show
Graph
This displays the Motion Flow Graph.
3. On the Motion Flow Graph toolbar, click
Create Multiple Clips.
The Open dialog appears where you can choose
the location of your .bip files.
4. Afteraddingseveralclipsandtransitions,
click Select Clip/Transition and select all the
clips.
5. On the Motion Flow Graph, click
Synthesize Motion Flow Graph and click Yes
when asked if you want to create transitions
from each selected clip to itself.
6. On the Motion Flow Graph toolbar, click
Select Random Star t Clips.
All the transitions linking clips are weighted
at 100, meaning all the t r ansitions have a even
chance of starting first.
7. Region select all the clips in t he Motion Flow
Graph.
The clips all turn pur ple and are a ssigned a
weighting of 100. All the clips have an even
chance of starting first.
8. In the Scripts section on the Motion Flow
rollout, click Create Random Motion.
9. OntheCreateRandomMotiondialogseta
value for Minimum Animation Length.
This should be long enough to incl ude the clips
you want in the animation.
10. Click Create.