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Copy (Instance) Map Dialog 1451
Start Frame—
The frame number of the 3ds Max
sceneatwhichthebitmapanimationbeginsto
play.
Playback R ate—Sets the bitmap’s playback rate.
This value is a multiplier: 1.0 is one bitmap frame
per scene f rame, 2.0 is twice as fast, 3.33 is 1/3 as
fast, and so on. Default=1.0.
Sync Frames to Par ticle Age—When on, the
software sy nchronizes the frames of a bitmap
sequence to the age of particles to which the map
is applied. With this effect, each particle displays
the sequence from the start when it is born, rather
than being assigned wh ichever frame is current.
Default=off.
WhenusingParticleFlow,assignthematerial
containing the Bitmap map to a Material Dynamic
operator . For more details and a procedure, see
Material Dynamic Operator (page 2–191).
Note: This functionality is not supported by the
mental ray renderer.
End Condition group
Determines what happens after the last frame of
the bitmap animation if the animation is shorter
than the scene.
Loop—Causes the animation to repeat over and
over again from the b eginning.
Ping-Pong—Causes the animation to be played
forward and then backward repeatedly, making
every animated sequence "loop smo othly."
Hold—Freezes on the last frame of the bitmap
animation.
Material Editor Subdialogs
Copy (I nsta nce) M ap Dia log
Material Editor > Maps rollout > Drag one map but ton to
another.
The Copy (Instance) Map dialog is displayed when
youcopyamapbydragginganddroppingamap
button. It gives you the choice of copying the map ,
making the newly assigned map an instance of the
one you dragged, or swapping maps.
You can drag map buttons in the Maps rollout, in
the Basic Parameters rollout, or from one rollout
to the other.
Tip: Usually when you use the same map for
multipleparameters,suchasbothself-illumination
and opacity, it is easier to work with an instance
rather than a copy.
Interfa ce
Instance—Makes an instance of the map you
dragged. The newly assig ned map is not
independent. Adjusting the parameters of one
map or the other changes both of them.
Co py—Copies the map you dragged. The newly
assigned map is a copy whose parameters you can
adjust independently.