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NOTE The preview window is available only for BIP files.
TIP For best results when loading animation clips that might require remapping
into the Motion Mixer, load the clips directly into Mixer tracks, rather than going
through the Reservoir. This always gives you the opportunity to remap the
animation data.
Saving Clip Adaptations
The Reservoir lets you save a unique version of an adapted clip to a new BIP
file. This new file will contain the new biped's size data, so will not have to
be adapted when it is loaded into the Mixer.
If you are mixing long BIP files on a biped of a size other than the size used
to create the BIP file, when you reload the MAX file or load a MIX file, you
might have to wait while the Mixer recalculates the adaptation for the biped.
You can save loading time by saving adapted clips to new BIP files and
replacing the original clip in the Mixer.
If you save an instanced clip from the Reservoir under a new file name, all
clips in the Reservoir are renamed likewise.
Procedures
To access the Reservoir:
On the Motion Mixer toolbar, click the Reservoir button.
The Reservoir opens.
To add clips to the Reservoir:
1 Choose between Max Clips and Biped Clips.
2
On the Reservoir toolbar, click the New Entry button.
The Open dialog appears.
3 Find the directory containing the clip files to load, highlight the desired
file or files, and then click the Open button.
The file loads and appears as a Source in the Reservoir list. You can then
add it to a track in the Motion Mixer using the latter's New Clips > From
Reservoir command.
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