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Speed Vary Behavior 1015
Matching spe cular color to the diffuse color makes the surface
less shiny.
Speed Vary Behavior
In crowd animation (page 2–1154), the Speed
Vary behavior is useful for objects whose velocity
changesastheymove,suchasstrollingtourists
who migh t occasionally slow down to do some
sightseeing.
Splice
The term splice means to cut a sequence, insert
asegmentandjointhecutendstothesegment.
Itcanalsomeanasimplejoiningofendstoa
segment.
In character studio,youcanspliceafootstep
sequence. You do this by copying a footstep
sequence, t hen moving it to the middle or end of
another footstep sequence and placing it there.
The ends of the segments are joined automatically
to make a smooth footstep sequence.
Yo u c a n u s e s p l i c i n g t o e x t e n d y o u r f o o t s t e p
animationorbuildacyclicsequence.
Spline
Top: Spline
Middle: A segment of the spline
Bottom: Vertices of the spline
A type of curve that is interpolated between two
endpoints and two or more tangent vectors. The
term dates from 1756, and derives from a thin
wood or metal strip used for drafting curves in
architecture and ship design.
Spline D ynamics
Spline Dy namics is a biped dynamics (page 3–916)
option located on the Dynamics & Adaptation
rollout (page 2–980). Choosing Spline Dynamics
creates keys for the biped’s center of mass
without calculating gravity or balance (Dynamics
Blend=0.0 and Balance Factor=0.0).
Star tup Scr ipt
When3dsMaxfirststarts,MAXScriptsearchesfor
any st artup scr ipt files, which it then automatically
loads and runs. T his feature is useful if you
have function libraries you always use and want
preloaded, or if you want to establish custom UI
settings, define scripted plug-ins, or load scripted
utility rollouts.