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For details of this rollout, see Rigid Body Properties on page 3911.
The Real-Time Preview
Utility panel > reactor > Preview and Animation rollout > Preview Animation
button
Animation menu > reactor > Preview Animation
reactor toolbar > Preview Animation button
It's useful to be able to preview reactor simulations from within 3ds Max. The
Preview Window lets you view and interact with a simulation in real time.
You can run the simulation, interact with the objects in the scene using the
mouse, and even update your objects in 3ds Max with their current state in
the preview.
Procedures
To preview a simulation in the Preview Window:
1 Choose one of the above commands.
2 If no errors are found in your current scene setup, the Preview Window
opens with your scene.
3 Press P to start the simulation.
At any time during the simulation, you can orbit around the scene by
left-button dragging the mouse within the Preview Window. With Havok
1 and Havok 3, you can pan the window by middle-button dragging;
with Havok 3, you can also pan the window by right-button dragging.
To interact with objects in the Preview Window :
1 Position the mouse cursor over the object you want to interact with, and
then press and hold the right mouse button (Havok 1) or the Spacebar
(Havok 3).
This creates a reactor spring between the mouse cursor and your chosen
object.
2 While holding the right mouse button (Havok 1) or the Spacebar (Havok
3), move the mouse.
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