SEGMENT EDITOR

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SEGMENT EDITOR

SEGMENT EDITOR

See also : Blend-Point (Node) Editor.

How to open the SEGMENT EDITOR

MD16-Segment-Editor icon

MD16-Segment-Editor command

MD16

MT-Icon-SegmentEditor

1.Click Blend-Point & Segment toolbar > Open Segment Editor

MD17-Blend-Point and Segment toolbar

MD17-Blend-Point and
Segment toolbar

MD17

MT-Icon-SegmentEditor

1.Click Blend-Point & Segment toolbar > Open Segment Editor

The Segment Editor is now open.

MT-Open-Segment-Editor

1.Move your mouse-pointer over the graph line of a segment.

A short section of the segment becomes red

2.Click your mouse-button

The Segment Editor is now open.

SEGMENT EDITOR

We immediately update the model for you as you edit motion-values with the Segment Editor.

You can change the Selected-Segment and Blend-Point with the Next and Previous arrowsRed-14-7 - see below.

Note:

If you can see all of the Orange Separators that should be available for the Motion-Law:

1.Click one of the Orange Separators two times to collapse and expand it.

You should then see all of the Orange Separators that are available with that Motion-Law.

SEGMENT-EDITOR

SEGMENT-EDITOR

Segment Number Red-14-1b

The Segment Number is the number of the Selected-Segment.

The motion and parameter values in the Segment-Editor apply to the Blend-Points at the start and end of the Selected-Segment.

X-axis Values Red-14-2  

Summary

Segment Start (read-only) - the X-axis value at the start of the selected-segment

Segment-Width - the duration - in X-axis units - of the Selected-Segment - See more here  

Segment End (read-only) - the X-axis value at the end of the selected-segment

Segment Motion-Law Red-14-3

Summary

Motion-Law Selector

Motion-Law Selector

Use the drop-down box to select the Motion-Law for the Selected-Segment.

WARNING

After you select a Motion-Law, click somewhere in the motion graph area to remove the  focus  from the Motion-Law Selector list-box.

See more: Segment Motion-Laws

Y-axis Values Red-14-4

Summary

A Segment(3)

A Segment(3)

The SEGMENT Editor edits motion-values at the:

Red-14-1 Start of the Selected-Segment Red-14-3, and the

Red-14-2 End of the Selected-Segment Red-14-3

Which of the motion-derivatives ( P V A J ) you can edit is a function of the:

•Motion-Law

•Y-axis Control-Buttons settings

See more Segment Y-axis Values / Control Buttons

Segment Range Red-14-5

Not available with all Traditional Motion-Laws

See more Segment-Range

Segment Parameters Red-14-6

Not available with all Traditional Motion-Laws

See more: Segment-Parameters

Previous / Next / OK / help buttons Red-14-7

MT-BPE-Previous-Segment

Make the Previous-Segment be the Selected-Segment

MT-BPE-Next-Segment

Make the Next-Segment be the Selected-Segment

MT-Dialog-TickIcon

Close the Segment Editor and apply the new motion-values and parameter settings to the Selected-Segment.

MT-Dialog-Helpicon

Open the contextual help for the Segment-Editor.