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Retargeting Rollout 483
If the characters are symmetr ical and have the
same proportions, you can now choose all the
mapped tracks in the Retargetable Nodes list.
If the charac ters are not symm etrical, or their
proportions are different, then you need to take
further steps.
5. In the Derive Scale Between Chains group,
choose the Star t and End nodes of both
Incoming and Curren t chains to correspond to
either the left or right leg of the character: for
example, Thigh to To e .
Read the Scale Factor that is set on the basis of
the t wo chains.
6. Click Set to retarget the highlighted mapped
tracks.
If the two current legs are not the same length,
repeat step 5 for the other leg, then choose that
leg’s Foot (or To e ) node, turn on Enabled in the
FK Retargeting Extent group, and choose the
top of the leg (for example, Thigh) as the parent
to use. Click Set.
7. Save the retargeted mapping file.
8. Click Load Motion to animate the current
character, and then close the Map Animation
dialog.
Inter face
Retargetable Nodes list—This list shows the tracks
that have be en mapped using the Map Track To
Track rollout (page 3–481).Eachofthesemappings
can be retargeted.
The fields in this list are as follows:
•
Current M apped Node—Shows the
node-to-node mapping, as in
“CurrentObject->IncomingObject.”
•
R—When a mapping has been retargeted, this
field shows an “X.”
•
Scale (X,Y, Z)—Shows the current scaling fac tor
for each dimension of the current node.
•
Absolute—When a mapping uses absolute
scalin g, this field shows an “X.”
•
Scale Origin (Incoming,Current)—Shows the
incoming and current scale origins for
this mapping . If the mapping hasn’t b een
retargetted, this field shows “Scene Root , Scene
Root.”
•
Incoming Chain (Start,End)—If the mapping has
been retargeted, shows the incoming chain
used to calculate scale.
•
Current Chain (S tart,End)— If the mapping has
been retargeted, shows the current chain used
to calculate scale.
•
FK E x tent—If a mapped track’s FK extents have
been recalculated, shows the parent node used
in the reca lculation.
Fin d —Enter a name to search for a particular
object, then press
Enter . 3ds Max highlig hts
matching entries in the list.
Filter R et ar geted Nodes—When on, the list shows
only those mappings that have been retargeted.
When off, al l mappings are listed. Default=off.
Ma pped Node—Shows the currently hig hlighted
mapped node. If more than one list entry is
highlighted, shows “—Multiple—.”
Scale group
•
Absolute—When chosen, scaling for the
currently hig hlig hted mappings is absolute, and
basedontheXYZsettingsinthisgroupalone.