Autodesk 12812-051462-9011 User Guide 3 - Page 1809

NOTE If you plan to merge animation data to and from characters, the process will be much easier if you use the same bone-name prefixes or suffixes for each character. See also: ■ Merge on page 7058 ■ Merging Effects on page 6587 ■ Replace on page 7070 Procedures To replace the animation in the current scene with the animation from another scene: 1 Load the scene that will receive the merged animation data. 2 Choose File menu > Merge Animation. 3 In the Merge Animation dialog, click Source File to choose the file from which to merge animation data. The objects appear under Source Nodes in the Object Mapping rollout. 4 On the Object Mapping rollout, drag and drop the source nodes to the Merge Nodes column, matching them with the appropriate current nodes. 5 In the Source Time Range group, choose Replace Animation. 6 Specify the source node attributes that will be merged. 7 Click Merge Animation to merge the animation data from the merge nodes to the current nodes. To insert animation data from one character to another: The Source Objects and Current Objects entry fields allow you to enter wildcard expressions to filter prefixes and suffixes of node names. The filtered text is ignored by the Auto Name Mapping tool, so complex structures of similarly-named nodes can be mapped quickly. This feature is handy for transferring an animation between character structures, providing the source and current nodes have been named with the same conventions. 1 Load the file with the character to which animation data will be merged. 2 Choose File menu > Merge Animation. 7064 | Chapter 23 Managing Scenes and Projects