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• Outp oint s—Displays the end transition frame
on the transition clip bar. Default=Off.
Show / Hide Other group
These settings indicate if range bars and balance
curves appear in the Motion Mixer tracks.
•
Tra ckgrou p Ran geba rs—Hides the gray
range bar that appears along the top of each
trackgroup. Default=On.
•
Balance Curves—Displays the Balance Curves
track. Default=On.
Frame Display group
These settings affect how clip boundaries and
transition in/outpoints appear in the Motion
Mixer.
Global—Displays clip start and end frames as
frame numbers. Inpoints and outpoints of
transitions display the frame at which transitions
start and end. Default=On.
Local —Clip boundary values are displayed as
actual lengths in frames. Along with the start and
end frame number of the transition, additional
values tell you by how much the transition overlaps
each motion clip.
Mixdown Options group
These settings affect how transitions between
biped object clips appear in the Motion Mixer
tracks.
•
Prompt For Opti ons At E ach M ix down—When
turned on, the Mixdown Options dialog is
displayed when you choose Compute Mixdown
from the Mix menu in the Motion Mixer.
Default=On.
•
A Keyf r a me Per Fr a me—When turned on,
a keyframe is generated for each fr ame of
animation when the mixdown is computed.
Default=Off.
•
Enforce IK Constraints—When a transition
occurs between two clips where the same foot
or feet are planted with footsteps or planted
keys,thisoptionforcesthefoot/feettostay
planted during the t r ansition. Default=On.
•
Co ntinuity Range—Sets an additional
transition time after the ac tua l transition,
givingthefoottimetogetfromitsplanted
position to its key framed location in the
next clip. Range=0 to 100; Default=6.
•
Filter H yper –Ex tended Legs—Prevents a leg from
straightening during a tr ansition. This can
occur when the COM moves in such a way that
the foot can’t reach its planted p osit ion unless
the leg goes completely straight. This option
corrects the problem by raising the biped’s
heel off the ground so the knee can bend.
Default=On.
•
Max K nee Angle—Sets the maximum angle
that can be reached b etween the thigh a nd
calf before the heel comes off the ground.
An angle of 180 indicates a perfectly st raight
leg. A value of 160 or 170 indicates a slightly
bent leg.
Mixer Rollout
Selec t a b ip ed. > Motion panel > Bip ed ro llout > Mixer
Mode
On this rollout, you can load and save MIX files
(Motion Mixer files) (page 3–973) .AsavedMIX
file can be loaded onto any biped in the scene, and
motions in the mix will be automatically adapted
to the biped’s size.
The Mixer rollout appears when Mixer
Mode is turned on from the Biped rollout.