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The BlendPose Tool Dialog sets up relationships between different driver and target parameters for animation purposes.
Workflow
The procedure below outlines the basic workflow. See the Tasks section below for details on accomplishing each step.
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Ensure driver and target parameter selection is correct. Change the selection if needed.
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Modify driver and target parameter values and Add poses.
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Repeat adding poses. In between, verify that the relationship is as desired by changing the driver parameter values. Previously added poses can be modified until the satisfied.
Interface
Pose
This indicates the current pose number. These are in the same sequence that the poses were added. This can be changed at any time to go to a specific pose. It is accomplished by setting the current parameter values to the previously saved pose values. Note that the order in which the poses were added do not matter.
Next/Prev Pose
This allows one to browse the poses one at a time, stepping through them sequentially. If it goes past the first or last pose, then the pose number will wrap to the other size.
Add
This takes a snapshot of the driver and target parameter values, and adds a new pose using them. Note that the order in which the poses are added do not matter.
Update
This takes a snapshot of the driver and target parameter values, updating them to pose number currently specified.
Remove
This removes the pose currently specified by the Pose number.
Blend
This shows the current status of the BlendPose. When inactive, the target parameters may be freely modified. When active, the target parameters are controlled by the driver parameters.
The blend is automatically enabled whenever a pose is added (and there is already an existing pose). It is automatically disabled whenever a node containing a driver parameter is selected.
BlendPose CHOP
This specifies the node path of the BlendPose CHOP to use. If it doesn’t exist yet, then it will be created the first time a pose is added. This CHOP overrides the driver parameters.
Delete BlendPose (Icon)
This deletes the currently specified BlendPose CHOP and all associated CHOPs. This removes the relationship that was added.
Modify Target and Driver Selection..
This opens a new dialog from which the target and driver selections can be modified. This should be carefully done since removing parameters cause it to lose any previously added pose information, possibly causing different interpolation results. It is best that the selection is modified before adding any poses.
Tasks
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Add a new pose |
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View an existing pose |
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Update an existing pose |
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Remove an existing pose |
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Delete a BlendPose setup |
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Change driver and target parameters |
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