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Merge Animation 471
To select objects to merge, do any of the following:
• Enterthenameofanitem,orusewildcard
characters to specify multiple items that share a
set of characters in their names.
• Click to select single objects.
• PressCTRLandclicktoaddandremovesingle
objects from the selection.
•PressSHIFTandclicktoselectallobjects
between the previously selected object and the
current object.
• Click All or None to select or deselect the entire
list.
• Click and drag to select items to merge from
the list on the left.
Inter face
Inthestandardfileselectordialog,selectthescene
filetomerge.Toseemorethanonefiletypeata
time, choose the All Files file ty pe.
After you select a file, select the objects to merge in
the Merge dialog. Either enter the object name or
select the object from the Object List.
All/None—Selects al l list items or no items.
Inver t—Reverses the current list selection.
Display S ubtree—Displays the objects in the list in
an indented format. Turn off this option to activate
the Sort group options.
Sel ect Subtr ee—When this option is turned on,
all items indented below the selected one are also
selected.
Case S ensitive—Distinguishes between uppercase
and lowercase for item names.
Sort group
Options allow you to sort the list on the left. If the
Display Subtree check box is on, these options are
not available.
Alphabetical—Sorts from A at the top to Z at the
bottom.
By Type—Sorts by category, using the same order
as the check boxes in List Types.
By Color—Sorts by object w ireframe color.
List Types group
Determines which components in the scene
are displayed in the list on the left: geometry,
shapes, lights, cameras, helpers, space warps, or
groups/assemblies. Group, assembly, and bone
object names appear in brackets.
All/None—Turns all check boxes on or off.
Inver t—Reverses the current status of check boxes.
Merge Animation
Select an object, group, or hierarchy > File menu > Merge
Animation
Select a character assembly node > Mod ify panel >
Character Assembly Roll out > Animation group > Insert
Animation
Merge Animation merges (transfers) animation
data from one object to another. Animation data
canbetransferredfromonescenetoanother,or