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Load File Loads a Motion Mixer file (.mix). These files include the
following, which display in the Motion Mixer window when a MIX file is
loaded:
■ Trackgroups Groups of
tracks on page 8150 for selected parts of the biped.
■ Tracks
Layer tracks on page 8021 and transition tracks on page 8158 where
clips and transitions reside.
■ Clips References to BIP animation files used in the mix.
■ Transitions Connections between clips on transition tracks.
NOTE Loading a MIX file does not automatically open the Motion Mixer. Click
Mixer on the Biped Apps rollout to open the Motion Mixer and see the loaded
mix.
Save File Saves the currently selected biped's mix in the Motion Mixer
to a MIX file.
Animation Utilities
3ds Max provides a number of utilities, available from the
Utilities panel on
page 7671, to assist in animating scenes:
■
Follow/Bank Utility on page 3796 is an alternative to the Path constraint on
page 3297.
■
MACUtilities Utility on page 3817 lets you convert an imported TRC motion
on page 7259 into CSM format so you can map it onto a biped.
■ Camera Tracker Utility on page 3819 synchronizes a background by matching
the movement of a 3ds Max camera to a real camera.
■
Camera Tracker Utility on page 3819 synchronizes a background by matching
the movement of a 3ds Max camera to a real camera.
■
Dynamics Utility on page 3852 generates animation by simulating real-world
physics.
■
Skin Utilities on page 3875 provide a method for copying skin data (envelopes
and vertex weights) from one model to another.
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