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mapping the animation; that is, specifying which
objects in the scene are to receive the loaded
animation tracks.
For a procedure that outlines the basic method of
saving and loading animation, see
To u s e t h e S ave
Animation and Load Animation commands (page
3–478)
.
See also
Sav ing and Loading Animation (p age 3–477)
Save Animation (page 3–481)
Map Animation Dialog (page 3–483)
Inter face
File controls—The controls in the upper-left corner
of the dialog are standard file-browsing controls.
Relative/Absolute—Determines how incom ing
animation affects existing values. Relative starts
theloadedmotionatthecurrentvaluesofthe
selected objects in the scene. Absolute sets the
values of objects in the scene the scene to those
of the motion; so, for example, it would move a
character to a new location and start the animation
there. D efault=Relative.
Replace/Insert—Determines how existing keys are
treatedwhentheanimationisloaded. Replace
overwrites the keys in the scene w ith the incoming
motion, start ing at the chosen frame. Insert
inserts the motion at the chosen frame and moves
any subsequent, exist i ng keys to the end of the
incoming motion. Default=Insert.
At Frame—The frame at which the incoming
animation is applied. Default=0.
Loa d M ot io n—If mapping information is available,
loads the animation from the file specified in the
File Name field and applies it to current objects
according to the mapping information. If no
mapping has been specified, you’re given the
opportunity to create a map file. If you then click
Ye s , t h e
Map Animation dialog (page 3–483)
opens, but if you click No, no animation is loaded.
Can cel—Closes the dialog without loading any
animation.
Motion Mapping/Re targeting group
File—Shows the current mapping file, or “Default”
if no mapping file has been chosen. Choose a
mapping file from the drop-down list.
The list contains the most recently loaded mapping
files.Ifthefileyouwanttouseisn’tavailableinthe
list, use the Get Mapping button.
Tip: Ifthepathsinthedrop-downlistaretoolong
to see the file name itself, you can resize the dialog
to make the dialog and the list wider.
Get Ma pping—Lets you browse to load a mapping
file. Use this if t he file do esn’t appear in the Use
Mapping drop-down list. The file then appears in
the list for easy reloading.
Edit M appi ng—Opens the Map Animation dialog
(page 3–483)
for setting up animation assignments
between incoming tracks and existing tracks.
Available only after an animation (XAF) fi le has
been chosen.