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104 Chapter 3: Selecting Objects
Parameter W iring and Animation
If you plan to wire p arameters between two
objects, create the assembly first and then set up
the wiring . Be sure to include both objects in the
assembly.
Becausewiringshouldbedoneaftertheassembly
is created, you will probably find it easiest to
create the charac ter assembly before animating
the character.
See also
Create Character (page 1–112)
Destroy Character (page 1–115)
Lock/Unlock Charac ter (page 1–115)
Save Character (page 1–115)
Insert Character (page 1–115)
Skin Pose Commands (page 1–116)
Merge Animation (page 3–466)
Gr oup Comman ds
The commands to manage groups are on the
Group menu (page 3–674).
Group (page 1–104)
Open Group (page 1–105)
Close Group (page 1–105)
Ungroup (page 1–106)
Attach Group (page 1–106)
Detach Group (page 1–106)
Explode Group (page 1–106)
See also
Using Groups (page 1–96)
Group
Group menu > Group
The Group command combines a selection set of
objectsorgroupsintoasinglegroup.
Once you group objects, you can treat them as
a single object in your scene. You can click any
object in the group to select the group object. You
cantransformthegroupasasingleobject,andyou
canapplymodifiersasifitwereasingleobject.
Groups can contain other groups, up to an y level.
Group names are similar to object names, except
that they’re c arried by the group object. In lists
like the one in the Select Objects dialog (page
1–78),groupnamesappearinsquarebrackets.For
example: [Group01].
If a group is selected, its name will appear in
“bolded”textintheNameAndColorrollout.