Control-Button 'States and Patterns'

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Control-Button 'States and Patterns'

Blend-Point Editor Control-buttons

Whether you can control the motion-value of a Blend-Point is a function of the:

A.Motion-Law

B.Motion-Derivative

C.Control-Buttons states

You must understand the states of the Control-Buttons in the Blend-Point Editor (and the Segment Editor).

CONTROL-BUTTONS

Each motion-derivative (P V A J) has three Control-Buttons.

Each Control-Button has different states. Please read carefully the definitions in this table.

Control-Button State

Definition:

MT-BPE-EditEnd

It is possible, and do control the motion value at the End of the Previous-Segment

MT-BPE-DoNotEditEnd

It is possible, but do not control the motion value at the End of the Previous-Segment

MT-BPE-CanNotEditEnd

It is NOT possible to control the motion-value at the End of the Previous-Segment

MT-BPE-CB-DoNotFlow

Do NOT FORCE the motion-value at the Start of the Selected-Segment to equal that of the End  of the Previous-Segment

MT-BPE-CB-DoFlow

Do FORCE the motion-value at the Start of the Selected-Segment to equal that of the End  of the Previous-Segment

MT-BPE-EditStart

It is possible, and do control the motion value at the Start of the Selected-Segment

MT-BPE-DoNotEditStart

It is possible, but do not control the motion value at the Start of the Selected-Segment

MT-BPE-CanNotEditStart

It is NOT possible to control the motion-value at the Start of the Selected-Segment

Control-Button States: Patterns: 1- 9

The Control-Buttons can have nine different patterns.

Pattern 1

MT-BPE-CBPatterns-1

MT-BPE-3CB-1

▶ Start of Selected-Segment : Possible but DO NOT control the value

End of the Previous-Segment Start of the Selected-Segment

End of Previous-Segment : Possible but DO NOT control a value

Pattern 2

MT-BPE-CBPatterns-2

MT-BPE-3CB-2

▶ Start of Selected-Segment : Possible but DO NOT control the value

End of the Previous-Segment Start of the Selected-Segment

End of Previous-Segment : Possible and DO control the value

Pattern 3

MT-BPE-CBPatterns-3

MT-BPE-3CB-3

▶ Start of Selected-Segment : Possible and DO control the value

End of the Previous-Segment Start of the Selected-Segment

End of Previous-Segment : Possible but DO NOT control the value

Pattern 4

MT-BPE-CBPatterns-4

MT-BPE-3CB-4

▶  Start of Selected-Segment : Possible and DO control the value

End of the Previous-Segment Start of the Selected-Segment

End of Previous-Segment : Possible and DO control the value

Pattern 5

MT-BPE-CBPatterns-5

MT-BPE-3CB-5

 ▶  Start of Selected-Segment : NOT possible to control the value

End of the Previous-Segment = Start of the Selected-Segment

End of Previous-Segment : Possible but DO NOT control the value

Pattern 6

MT-BPE-CBPatterns-6

MT-BPE-3CB-6

▶  Start of Selected-Segment : NOT possible to control the value

End of the Previous-Segment = Start of the Selected-Segment

End of Previous-Segment : Possible and DO control the value

Pattern 7

MT-BPE-CBPatterns-7

MT-BPE-3CB-7

▶  Start of Selected-Segment : NOT possible to control the value

End of the Previous-Segment = Start of the Selected-Segment  

End of Previous-Segment : NOT possible to control the value


Pattern 8

MT-BPE-CBPatterns-8

MT-BPE-3CB-8

▶ Start of Selected-Segment : Possible but DO NOT control the value

End of the Previous-Segment Start of the Selected-Segment

End of Previous-Segment : NOT possible to control the value


Pattern 9

MT-BPE-CBPatterns-9

MT-BPE-3CB-9

▶ Start of Selected-Segment : Possible and DO control the value

End of the Previous-Segment Start of the Selected-Segment

End of Previous-Segment : NOT possible to control the value