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order to generate the random motion, but it will be
deleted after the r andom motion is generated.
Append to exi sting script—Appends random
motion to the existing script.
Create unified motion—Creates a unified motion.
The generated motion will be available when you
exit Motion Flow mode.
If multiple bipeds are i n the random calculation,
then the motion is unified for each biped.
Store as . bip file—Stores the random motion as a
.bip file.
If multiple bipeds are i n the random calculation,
they are saved separately with incrementing
numbers.
File Name—Type a name for the .bip file.
A .bip extension will be added automatically.
Director y—Type a directory path or browse for the
path.
Browse—Browse to a directory.
Create motion for all bipeds sharing this motion
flow—
Turn on to create a random script for each
biped sharing the current biped’s motion flow.
Youcancreateasharedmotionflowbyusingthe
Shared Motion Flow command on the Motion
Flow rollout and adding bipeds in the Shared
Motion Flow dialog.
Cr e ate —Creates random motion for the selected
biped or all the bipeds in the shared mot ion flow.
Cancel—Cancel and close the dialog.
Shared Motion Flow Dialog
Select a biped. > Motion panel > Biped rollout > Motion
Flow Mode > Motion Flow rollout > Shared Motion Flow
> Shared Motion Flow Dialog
Controls in the Shared Motion Flow dialog allow
you to assign one motion flow to multiple bipeds.
Instead of choreographing a motion flow script for
individual bipeds, you can create a motion flow
withalltheclipsandtransitionstocreateascript
to animate multiple bipeds. Random motion
creat ion will use each bipeds’ own motion flow.
If a biped’s motion flow happens to be a shared
motion flow, then the shared motion flow will be
used to compute random mot ion.
A biped that shares a motion flow shares only
the graph. Its scripts are unique to that biped,
although the scripts point to the clips of the shared
motion flow. You can manipula te that biped’s
motion flow and scripts. You can create random
motion on a biped that shares a motion flow, or
createamotionflowscriptviathecrowdsystem.
A w hite circle around the Shared Motion Flow
iconindicatesthatabipedisusingashared
motion flow. If you edit that biped’s motion flow
graph,thetitleofthegraphdialogwillsay"Shared
Motion Flow Graph", followed by the name of the
shared motion flow.
Bipeds in a shared motion flow should have the
same lower body scale and structure. Adaptation
for differently sized bipeds does not occur in a
shared motion flow. If you want differently sized
bipedsinacrowd,thencreateasharedmotion
flow for each size.
See Sharing Motion Flow (page 2–1039) for more
detailsaboutsettingupasharedmotionflow.