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Lesen*
05-31-2002, 08:06 PM
Hi, im totally new to Maya, i've quite a bit of experience with Soft3D and XSI but i have a question concerning the GraphEditor in Maya.

If i select 2 different objects. In my GraphEditor they will both appear...right!!!

So, if i want to affect the A-object curves i can, and i see the B-odject's curves also, and i can affect them too.

But if i want to affect the A-object's curves and want to keep the B-object's curves in Template, or ghost, or whatever you call the fact that an object if there as a reference only (non-affectable).

I've heard that this is possible since Maya 4.0.

And im not talking about the swap buffer thing....

Could somebody help me???

Thanks in advance

LESEN*
lowkey
05-31-2002, 08:36 PM
well, if you just select the attribute, the curve of which you want to modify, all the other curves will be filtered out, so there's no need for templating ! :thumbsup:

or did I miss the point somehow ?! :shrug:
Lesen*
05-31-2002, 09:50 PM
Thank you very much for the try...sincerly.
But no, you kinda missed the point.

What i ment was this:

Ex: I've animated both "Root" and "Neck" in Rotation Y.
If i select the 2 Objects, the Y rotation parameter of
both objects will be affectable into the GraphEditor.

My question is:

How can i put "Root" Rotation Curve there only as a template.
Kinda like a "Screenshot" of the curve as a reference for the
timing of the Affected curve.

Thanks again!

Lesen
lowkey
06-01-2002, 07:28 AM
upps, unfortunately i'm not able to help you on this one because i'm a complete newbie to 3D yet and haven't come far enough to even think about rigging or animating a skeletonized character ! :wip:

sorry !:hmm:
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