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In the Mixer -> Sources -> Shape, rightclick -> Properties.. on the Shape
Source you want to share.
You will see the field 'Item Name', lets say something like "cube.polymsh.cls
.Point_AUTO".
You can share this Shape Source by wildcarding the item name.
So if you have a cube named 'cube' and another one named 'cube1', edit the
'Item Name' field as:
"cube*.polymsh.cls.Point_AUTO"
Now insert this source into the mixer, a Clip will be created wich will drive
the two cubes at the same time.
If you look at the Clip Properties -> 'Clip Item Information' you will see
several lines, one for each connected driven object.
You can then activate/deactive items.
Clip inserted before wont work, you have to re-create the Clips after having
modified the 'Item Name' field of a Source.
So to answer more precisely to your question, if you create 2 Clips this way,
and deactive one object in the first Clip and deactivate the other object in
the second Clip, you'll have now 2 Clips sharing the same Shape Source, but
usable as you mentioned, each object can have its own track in the mixer with
separate Clips.
Hope this helps.
--
guy rabiller | 3d technical director @ LaMaison
-- -- Original Message -- --
From: Hans Payer
To: XSI
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 3:14 AM
Subject: Sharing Shape Sources
Quick question:
In the same Model, how do you duplicate an object that has a shape animation
and have the copy share the same shape sources with the original but have its
own track in the mixer?
Thanks!
Hans Payer
Senior CG Artist/
VFX Supervisor
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In the Mixer -> Sources -> Shape, rightclick
-> Properties.. on the Shape Source you want to share.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You will see the field 'Item Name', lets say
something like "cube.polymsh.cls.Point_AUTO".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You can share this Shape Source by wildcarding the
item name.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So if you have a cube named 'cube' and another one
named 'cube1', edit the 'Item Name' field as:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"cube*.polymsh.cls.Point_AUTO"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now insert this source into the mixer, a Clip will
be created wich will drive the two cubes at the same time.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you look at the Clip Properties -> 'Clip
Item
Information' you will see several lines, one for each connected driven
object.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You can then activate/deactive items.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Clip inserted before wont work, you have to
re-create the Clips after having modified the 'Item Name' field of a
Source.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So to answer more precisely to your question, if
you create 2 Clips this way, and deactive one object in the first Clip and
deactivate the other object in the second Clip, you'll have now 2 Clips
sharing the same Shape Source, but usable as you mentioned, each object can
have
its own track in the mixer with separate Clips.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hope this helps.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>--<BR>guy rabiller | 3d technical director @ LaMaison</DIV>
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