User Interface Introductions for Motion Director - Behavior Manager

Launch the Behavior Manager via:

• Window > MD Behavior Manager
  
• Hotkey: Ctrl + F6
• Click the Edit Behavior button in the Control Center panel (Ctrl + F5).
  

Use the drop-down list to change to different iMD Data that have been applied on the selected character. You can also click the floppy disk button to save the adjustments set in Behavior Manager and iMD Data Settings in Control Center.

Click this button to activate or deactivate the modes, speed and motions in C and D areas.

The tree view contains main nodes of Mode and the sub nodes of Speed items within current iMD Data.

• Modes: You can switch modes with your input devices or keys on the keyboard (default shown in the following illustration).
  
• Speeds: You can increase or decrease the moving speed of your input devices or keys on the keyboard (default shown in the following illustration).
  
  The incline angles for triggering the speed can be adjusted in the iMD Data Settings.

This list shows all motions, including the Mode Motions and Speed Motions, embedded in the selected node from the left tree-view. You are allowed to manually activate or deactivate the motions with the Edit Behavior button.

• Mode Motions: Each Mode contains two types of motions: Idle and Transition.
  
  • Idle Motions: If there are multiple motions in this group, then Motion Director will automatically and randomly pick among them for creating idle motions.
    
  • Transitions: The transition motions are performed when you switch between modes. They can be triggered with input devices or keys on the keyboard.
    
• Speed Motions: Each speed node contains Move and Perform motions.
  
  • Move Motion: The motion for the specific speed. It is triggered when the character is moved with input devices or by auto-settings in different modes.
    
  • Perform Motions: These motions are special actions that can be triggered with input devices or by auto-settings in different modes.
    

In this list, the activated modes will be automatically inserted into the hotkey sockets. And the hotkeys under the sockets imply how to switch the modes.

1. The serial number of the mode. It shows the order of the mode in the C area.
   
2. The hotkeys triggering the modes. You are allowed to drag and drop the mode to different socket for re-specifying the hotkeys.
   
   In this case, the hotkey of the Natural mode is changed from F1 to F7.

Click this arrow button to show the context menu:

• Auto Assign: Execute this command to automatically insert the Modes into the Mode Triggers hotkey sockets.
• Clear: Execute this command to clear all modes off the sockets.
• Open Hotkey Manager: Execute this command to open the Hotkey Manager.

In this list, the activated performs under different speed will be automatically inserted into the hotkey sockets. And the hotkeys under the sockets imply how to trigger the perform motions.

1. The serial number of the mode. It shows the order of the perform motions in the D area.
   
2. The hotkeys triggering the perform motions. You are allowed to drag and drop the motion to different socket for re-specifying the hotkeys.
   
   In this case, the hotkey of the Jump motion is changed from 1 to 6.

Click this arrow button to show the context menu:

• Auto Assign: Execute this command to automatically insert the Perform Motions into the Perform Triggers hotkey sockets.
• Clear: Execute this command to clear all perform motions off the sockets.
• Open Hotkey Manager: Execute this command to open the Hotkey Manager.

Use the drop-down list to switch to different devices. The hotkey under each socket will be changed accordingly.