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Next you'll create a second state that tells the sphere how to move on
multiple axes as the box moves on one.
10 Move the time slider to frame 50.
The box moves to the midpoint of its animated trajectory. The sphere
remains where it is.
11
On the Reaction Manager dialog, click the Create State button.
This creates a new state (State02) using the current positions of the box
and sphere.
12 Try moving the sphere in the Front viewport.
You can't move the sphere because it's under the full control of its master,
the box. Similarly, you can't change its position using the Coordinate
Display fields on the status bar. However, you can change the sphere's
position using the Reaction Manager's editing tools.
13 On the Reaction Manager dialog, click the Sphere01 / Position entry to
highlight it, if necessary, and then click the Edit Mode button.
14 Position the sphere at (0,0,100).
The position updates in the Sphere01 / Position line under State02. Also,
the Reaction Manager graph shows the change in values of the slave's
(sphere) X and Z position values as the master box's X position changes.
On the graph, as in Track View, red=X, green=Y, and blue=Z.
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