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within a state. You can edit a single value (not groups of three in parentheses)
by dragging vertically on the value in the table.
The following three parameters, which appear as columns in the States list,
apply to slaves and are normally controlled via the graph curve. They're
available only if the slave has Curve turned off in the Reactions list.
These parameters are based on the fact that states can influence one another,
so that you get a blending between them.
Strength This is a biasing factor that affects a state's relative influence when
one or more states overlap. A greater Strength value influences a value towards
a state and a smaller one influences the value away from it.
Influence The distance from the master state’s value to the maximum extent
of its range of influence.
Falloff The rate of change in the slave state (its speed) as the master goes from
a state to the maximum extent of its range of influence.
Graph
Reaction Manager's graph displays curves that graph the master values on the
horizontal axis and slave values on the vertical axis. It shows data of all states
for items highlighted in the Reactions list. If a master is highlighted, the graph
shows states curves for all its slaves. If one or more slaves are highlighted, but
the master isn't, the graph shows data for those slaves only. You can edit data
using the graph by dragging points.
The graph controls are similar to those found in other graphs in 3ds Max,
such as the
Material Editor Output rollout on page 5774. The toolbar above the
graph offers functions for moving and scaling points on the graph, as well as
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