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Motion Panel 817
Motion Panel
Motion Panel
Select an object. > Command panels > Motion panel
The Motion panel provides tools to adjust the
motion of the selected object. K ey timing and
easing in and out of a key are parameters that
you can adjust with tools on the M otion panel,
for example. The Motion panel also provides an
alternative to Tr ack View for a ssigning animation
controllers.
Additional rollouts display in the M otion panel if
an assigned animation controller has parameters.
If a Path constraint is assigned to the position
track of an object, then a Path Parameters rollout
is added to the Motion panel. A L ink constra int
displays a Link Parameters rollout, a Position XYZ
controller displays a Position XYZ Parameters
rollout, and so on.
Tr aj ectori es
Click Trajectories to chart a path that an object will
travel along in the v iewports. Yellow dots a long
the path represent frames, giving you an idea of
velocity and easing. By tur ning on Sub-Object
Keys, keys can b e moved in space, key properties
can be changed, the trajectories wi ll reflect al l the
adjustments you make. You can also convert to
and from splines and collapse transforms using
trajectories.
Inter face
Parameters
Provides an alternative to
Track View (pa ge
2–483)
for adjusting transform con trollers and key
information.
Assign Controller Rollout (page 3–817)
PRS Parameters Rollout (page 2–298)
Key Info (Basic) Rollout/Dialog (page 2–299)
Key Info (Advanced) Rollout/Dialog (page 2–301)
Trajectories
Provides tools for working with objects’
trajectories.
Trajectories (page 2–296)
Assign Controller R ollout
Select an object. > Motion panel > Parameters > Assign
Controller rollout
The Assign Controller rollout assigns and appends
different transform controllers to individual
objects. You can also assign controllers in Track
View.
Animation controllers (page 2 –302) are plug-ins
that handle all of the animation tasks in 3ds Max.
For a complete list of available Animation
cont rollers, see
Assign Controller (Track View)
(page 2–523)
.
Procedure
To assign a TCB R otation controller:
1.
Select an object.
2. On the Motion panel, click Parameters, and
open the Assign Controller rollout.
3. SelecttherotationtrackintheAssign
Controller list.
4. Click the Assign Controller button, and then
select TCB Rotation from the Assign Cont roller
dialog.
The default Euler XYZ Rotation controller is
replaced with the TCB Rotation controller.