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Bulge Editor

Select an object that has the Physique modifier applied to it. > Modify panel

> Physique rollout > Click Bulge Editor.

Creating and editing cross sections allows you to "bulge" the mesh. The Bulge

Editor is an alternative to using the Bulge sub-object level to create and edit

bulge angles. The difference is that the Bulge Editor allows you to create, select,

and edit cross sections in schematic Cross Section and Profile views. Using

the Bulge sub-object level, creating and editing bulge angles takes place in the

viewports. All of the parameter changes you make in the Bulge Editor are also

reflected on the mesh in the viewports.

On the Modify panel, you access the Bulge Editor from the

Physique rollout

on page 4671, from the Bulge rollout at the Bulge sub-object level on page 4737,

or from the Link Settings rollout at the Link sub-object level.

NOTE The Bulge Editor works exclusively with bulge angles. To create and edit

Tendons, use the

Tendons sub-object level on page 4747.

Using an Animation to Preview Limb Orientations

For easier creation of bulge angles, you should create a simple animation that

moves the limb into extreme orientations. In the case of the human arm, you

might set keyframes with the arms down against the body; extended to the

sides; bent at the elbows; and finally, more relaxed with the hands touching

the shoulders. By scrubbing the time slider, you can easily choose one of many

intermediate or extreme orientations. This saves time when you create Bulge

Angles, because you won't need to exit Physique to manipulate the skeleton

to change the orientation of the mesh. You can create and set multiple Bulge

Angles without ever leaving the Bulge Editor or Bulge sub-object level.

Procedures

To create a new bulge angle using the Bulge Editor:

Click the Bulge Editor button at the top level of the Physique

modifier, or at the Link or Bulge sub-object level.

The Bulge Editor is displayed.

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