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tier and another on the bottom, and place a
transition in the area where the two clips overlap.
Transitions on these tracks are similar to Motion
Flow transitions (page 2–1034) between clips.
Transition track
Each biped in the Mixer is automatically given
a balance track (page 3–914), used for adjusting
balance between clips in Layer and Transition
tracks. Clips cannot be added to the balance track.
Note: Balance tracks are only available for mixed
biped objects.
Pr ocedur es
To add a Transition or Layer track to a track gr oup:
• Right-click an existing track and choose one of
theoptionsforaddingtracksfromthepop-up
menu.
To conver t a clip track fr om one ty pe to a nother:
• Right-click an existing track, and choose one
of the options from the pop-up menu for
converting tracks.
ToaddabipedtotheMotionMixer:
1.
On the Motion Mixer toolbar, click Add
Biped.
2. From the Bipeds dialog , choose the biped(s)
you want to add to the Motion Mixer.
Several bipeds can be added to the mixer at
once. When you click OK, highlighted bipeds
are added to the mixer. Each is automatically
assigned a trackgroup, a clip track, and a
balance tr ack.
To add a non-biped object to the Moti on M ixer :
1.
On the Motion Mixer toolbar, click Add
Max Objects.
2. From the Max Objects To Mix dialog, choose
the object(s) you want to add to the Motion
Mixer.
Tip: You can save time if you first select your
objects, and then open the dialog. This way, the
objects are automat ically highlighted.
3. Enter a mix name or leave t he default one.
When you click OK, the highlighted objects are
added to the mixer under a single object mix .
A track is automatically assigned to the object.