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are blue. The color distinction makes it easier to work with multiple bipeds

and non-biped objects in the Motion Mixer.

Biped rollout > Mixer Mode must be turned on in order to see the

motion on the biped in viewports. This option is turned on by default when

you open the Mixer from the Biped rollout on page 4331.

The Motion Mixer might not display the entire active segment when it

is first opened. To set the Mixer display to the extent of clips in the Mixer,

click Set Range on the Motion Mixer toolbar.

Preparing BIP and XAF Files

To use a motion file with the Motion Mixer, it must first be saved as either a

BIP or XAF file. Many BIP files come with 3ds Max; you can use these, or you

can make your own. To find out how to create your own BIP files, see

and Saving BIP Animation

on page 4300. For more information of XAF files, see

Saving and Loading Animation on page 7074.

Importing XAF Files

Non-biped object assets are loaded into the Mixer using the

Load XML

Animation File dialog

on page 7077, from which you pick the desired XAF motion

file to import. If the motion file needs an XMM mapping file, you can either

choose an existing one or open the Map Animation dialog on page 7083 to create

a new file.

TIP If you load multiple motion clips at the same time, you can pick a mapping

file only once if all clips use the same.

NOTE The Relative/Absolute and Replace/Insert options are unavailable when you

import XAF files.

NOTE Loading XAF clips from the Reservoir on page 3787 follows the same workflow.

Interpreting Clip Names

When you load a clip into the Mixer, the clip appears on the track as a solid

bar, with its name displayed on the clip.

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