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Animation Workbench Tab Panel
The Animation Workbench Tab panel consists of four panels:
■ Select panel Provides tools to select curves for biped body parts. For more
information on the Select panel user interface, see
Select Panel on page
4489.
■ Analyze panel Evaluates the curves for error conditions. For more
information on the Analyze panel user interface, see Analyze Panel on
page 4492.
■ Fix panel Provides a variety of methods to be applied to the errors located
by the analysis. For more information on the Fix tab user interface, see Fix
Panel
on page 4498.
■ Filters panel These are a special type of fixer that perform an operation
over each key that is selected. When no keys are selected it performs the
operation over the whole curve rather than using the results of the last
error analysis. Use this when you have errors visible in the motion, but
the fixer refuses to find them. For more information on the Filter panel
user interface, see
Filters Panel on page 4503.
Use the Tab button on the Workbench toolbar to display and hide the Tab
panel.
Curve View
To the right of the Tab area is the Curve View, where keys and curves for the
selected biped parts are displayed. This is the same as the Track View Key
window.
Curve View Toolbars
Directly above and below the Curve View are some of the standard 3ds Max
Track View toolbars. They give access to tools used to navigate the view and
manipulate the keys. The toolbars below the Curve View are used for selection
and navigation; toolbars above the Curve View are used to move, slide, and
scale keys; to scale values; and to add new keys.
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