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Motion Panel (Biped).............................................. 933
Center of Mass......................................................... 933
Motion Panel Rollouts (Biped)............................. 934
Assign Controller Rollout (character studio) ......... 934
Biped Apps Rollout ................................................. 935
Biped Rollout ........................................................ 936
Biped Rollout........................................................... 936
Save As Dialog (Biped)............................................ 941
Open Dialog (Biped)........................................... .... 942
Display Preferences Dialog...................................... 944
Tr ack Selection Rollout ............................. .............. 945
Quaternion/Euler Rollout ....................................... 948
Twist Poses Rollout.................................................. 950
Bend Links Rollout.................................................. 952
Key Info Rollout ...................................................... 954
Keyframing Tools Rollout ............................. .......... 962
Set Multiple Keys Dialog ......................................... 965
Copy/Paste Rollout.................................................. 966
Layers Rollout.......................................................... 974
Dynamics & Adaptation Rollout ............................ 980
Figure Mode .......................................................... 982
Figure Mode ........................................................... 982
Structure Rollout..................................................... 984
Footstep Mode Rollouts ....................................... 988
Footstep Mode......................................................... 988
Footstep Creation Rollout....................................... 988
Footstep Operations Rollout................................... 990
Create Multiple Footsteps Dialog: Walk ................. 992
Create Multiple Footsteps Dialog: Run................... 995
Create Multiple Footsteps Dialog: Jump................. 997
Convert to Freeform or Footsteps Dialogs ............. 999
Footstep Mode Dialog...................................... ......1000
Track View (Biped) ................................ ................1002
Biped Color-coded Keys and Trajectories .............1005
Biped Shortcuts ......................................................1006
Using the Workbench......................................... 1008
Working with the Workbench................................1008
Navigating the Workbench.....................................1010
Selecting Workbench Tracks..................................1011
Analyzing Curves ...................................................1011
Fixing Curves......................... .................................1012
Work bench User Interface .................................1012
Animation Workbench ............. .............................1012
Select Panel.............................................................1016
Analyze Panel ........ .................................................1017
Fix Panel .................................................................1020
Filters Panel ............................................................1023
Using Motion Flow.............................................. 1026
Working with Motion Flow....................................1026
Placing Motions on the Motion Flow Graph .........1027
Creating Transitions...............................................1028
Creating a Motion Flow Script...............................1030
Saving, Loading, and Appending Motion Flow
Graphs..................................................................1032
Customizing Transitions ..... ...................................1034
Creating Random Motion......................................1035
Unifying Motion ....................................................1038
Sharing Motion Flow................. .............................1039
Setting Up Paths for Motion Flow Files..................1041
Motion Flow User Inter face ............................... 1043
Motion Flow Mode.................................................1043
Motion Flow Rollout ..............................................1045
Motion Flow Graph Dialog ....................................1045
Motion Flow Scripts Group....................................1048
Transition Editor ....................................................1051
Create Random Motion Dialog..............................1055
Shared Motion Flow Dialog ...................................1056
Transit ion Optimization Dialog.................... .........1058
Clip Properties Dia log............................................1059
Using Motion Capture........................................ 1059
Working with Motion-Capture Data .....................1059
Importing Motion-Capture Data...........................1061
Filtering Motion-Capture and Marker Data.......... 1061
Sliding Footsteps ....................................................1064
Prop Bone............................................................. ..1065
Motion Capture User Inter face .......................... 1065
Motion Capture Rollout.........................................1065
Motion Capture C onversion Parameters Dialog . ..1070
Motion C apture B atch File Conversion Dialog .....1075
Marker Display Dialog ...........................................1075
Physique .............................................................. 1076
Physique .......... .......................................................1076
Using Physique ................................................... 1076
Creating a Skin .......................................................1076
Using Physique with a Biped..................................1079
Using Physique with 3ds Max Bones .....................1080
Using Physique with 3ds Max Objects ...................1082
Applying and Initializing Physique................... .....1083
Previewing Motion.................................................1084
Envel opes and Vertex Assignments .................. 1085
Envelopes................................................................1085
Adjusting Default Envelope Shape.........................1086
Fine-Tuning Envelopes......................................... ..1088
Customizing Vertex Assignments ..........................1089
Envelope Display Options............. .........................1090
Working with Deformable Envelopes..... ...............1090
Working with Rigid Envelopes................ ...............1091