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dialog interface. To open the right-click menu,
right-click anywhere on the Reaction Manager
dialog except in the gr aph sect ion.
Add M aster —Places you in Add Master mode.
Clickanobjectinaviewport,andthenusethe
pop-up menu to choose an animation track to
use as master. Alternatively, choose a track in
Track View or from the Motion panel > Assign
Controller rollout list.
For more information, see Add Master.
Replace Master—Lets you replace the current
master. Use the standard method to choose
another master as described in Add Master.
Usethisfunctiontospecifyamasterwhenyou
open Reaction Manager by assigning a Reaction
controller to a slav e.
Note: If you replace a master with multiple states,
Reaction Manager deletes all existing states except
the default one. In essence, replacing a master is
like starting over.
Add S lave—Lets you add a slave to the current
master. For details, see Add Slave.
Add S elected—Lets you add selected objects as
slaves to the cur rent master. For details, see Add
Selected.
Delete Selected—Deletesanyitemshighlightedin
the Reactions list. For details, see Delete Selected.
Create S tates Mode—Lets you create states on the
fly by manipulating objects in the viewports. For
details, see Create Mode.
Create Sta te—Adds a new state to the States list for
the current reaction. For details, see Create State.
Append Selected—Adds a sla ve to a state in which
the slave doesn’t currently participate. To use,
high light a slave in the Reactions list, highlight a
state in the States list, and then choose Append
Selected.
Set State—Updates the highlighted state (master
track) to its current value. For details, see Set State.
Delete Sta te—Deletes any highlighted items in the
States list.
Edit Slave S tate Mode—Lets you change slaves’
values in the c urrent state. For details, see Edit
Mode.
Show in Track V iew—Opens Track View, displaying
reaction tracks for highlighted slaves and masters
only.
Show in Schematic V iew—Opens Schematic View,
with reaction tr acks expanded for highlighted
slaves and masters.
Using M anipulators with R eaction
Controllers
The Position Reaction and Rotation Reaction
controllers (page 2–358) let you perform certain
functions via manipulators in the viewports.
Procedure
To u se manipul ator s for a posi tion or rota tion
Reaction controller:
(Point3, scale, and float Reaction cont rollers don’t
have manipulators.)
1. SelecttheobjectthathastheReactioncontroller
assigned to it.
2. On the default Main toolbar, click Select
And Manipulate.
The manipulators appear in viewports.
3. Intheactiveviewport,dragorclick
manipulators to adjust the reaction parameters.
Whenyoumovethemouseoveramanipulator,
the manipulator turns red to show that dragging
or clicking it will hav e an effect.