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7.
Right-click the sphere, a nd select Curve Editor
in the dialog.
Track View — Curve Editor is displayed with
thesphereatthetopoftheControllerwindow.
8. Change modes to Dope Sheet and expand all
thespheretracksintheTrackViewhierarchy.
The Master Point Controller track is displayed,
with tracks for the animated vertices below it.
Inter face
M a st er Tra ck Key s —While in the Track View –
Dope Sheet, selecting a master key (green) selects
all the sub keys at that frame.
If hundreds of vertices are animated, collapse the
master track so that only the master track is visible.
Moving the green keys will move all the sub keys.
Master Track Key Info dialog
Right-click a green master key in Track View to
display the Master Track K ey Info dialog (page
2–391).
Mot ion Capt ur e Contr oll er
Main toolbar > Curve Editor (Open) > S e lect a track in the
Track View hie rarchy. > Track View toolbar > Controller
menu > Assign > Motion Capture
Graph Editors > Track View – Curve Editor > Select a track
in the Track View hierarchy. > Track View menu bar >
Controller menu > Assign > Motion Capture
You can control an object’s position, rotation, or
other parameters using an external dev ice with the
Mo tion Capture controller.
Note: Rotation Motion Capture uses Euler
rotations with an X, Y, Z axis order and is subject
to the limita tions of Euler rotations. See Euler XYZ
Rotation Controller (page 2–318).
The M otion Capture System
To u s e m o t ion c a p t u re i n 3 d s M a x , you follow
these steps:
1. In Track View — Dope Sheet or Motion
panel, you assign motion capture animation
controllers to the specific tracks you want
controlled by external devices.
2. After assigning the motion capture con troller,
you open the Properties dia log for the t rack a nd
bind the t ype of peripheral device(s) that you
want. Currently supported devices are mouse,
keyboard, MIDI device, and joystick. Each
device has specific properties.
3. After binding the dev ices, adjust their settings
and p arameters in the lower portion of the
TrackPropertiesdialog. Thesecontrolsvary
depending on the type of device.