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the Motion Flow Graph and t he Minimum
Animation Length.
12. Click Play Animation or scrub the time
slider to view the transition.
Unify ing Motion
TheCreateUnifiedMotioncommandallows
you to create one motion from a script. The
entire unified motion is then available when you
exit Motion Flow mode. Create U nified Motion
converts a script i nto a freeform unified mot ion.
The created motion replaces animation present
whentheMotionFlowModebuttonisturnedoff.
This is useful if you want to m ake changes to the
bipedlikeraisingitsarmsorturningitshead.
Procedure
Ex a m pl e: To crea t e a uni f i ed mo ti on:
1.
Create a biped.
2. On the Biped rollout, turn on Motion
Flow Mode.
3. On the Motion Flow rollout, click Show
Graph.
This displays the Motion Flow Graph.
4. On the Motion Flow rollout, click Load
File and choose 1flobees.mfe from the Open
dialog.
5. Click Create Unified Motion.
6. On the Biped rollout, tu rn off Motion
Flow mode.
7. Open the Layers rollout and click Create
Layer.
A new layer is created and you see a red skeleton
appear on your biped.
8. Activate the Front viewport and turn
on A uto Key.
9. At f r ame 0, select and rotate the biped’s upper
left ar m about the Y axis.