2009
3 Choose Search Near Existing Transition and click OK.
The best transition is calculated, and the transition changes position
and/or length in the Mixer to reflect the change.
TIP If you aren't sure where you want the transition to take place, you can
choose Search Entire Clip. This option can place the transition anywhere in
the two clips. Check the motion afterward to ensure the transition takes place
at an appropriate time.
To change the focus on a foot-based transition with Biped animation:
1 Scrub the time slider to the middle of the transition.
2 Zoom in on the feet in any viewport.
3 Right-click the transition and choose Edit from the pop-up menu.
Alternately, you can select the transition and choose Transitions > Edit
from the Motion Mixer menu.
The transition editor appears. In addition, two stick figures appear in
viewports to show the bipeds' positions in the two clips. The yellow stick
figure shows the biped's position in the first clip, while the red figure
shows the second.
4 On the dialog that appears, choose a different Transition Focus from the
list.
As you change the Transition Focus, you will see the foot positions
change. The Transition Focus sets a center or focal point for the transition,
changing the biped's position slightly depending on the setting. On
foot-based transitions, try different settings to bring the yellow and red
skeletons closer together on a planted foot.
NOTE Transitions involving planted feet often result in one or both feet
sliding when they should stay planted. After setting up the transition, you
can correct this problem with a mixdown. See Exporting Animation to the
Biped
on page 3741.
Adjusting Track Weight
Each track has one or more
weight curves on page 8169 that you can use to mix
motion from several tracks to varying degrees. The weight curve determines
how much a specific track contributes to the motion within the trackgroup.
3730 | Chapter 15 Animation