Applying Motion to Actors (New for v. 8.4)

Instead of remaining stationary, all deployed actors can be assigned motions from the Motion Pools. Utilizing tag matching, random motions can be allocated to suitable actors within the actor pools. Upon playback or initiating the Motion Director mode, the deployed actors will automatically execute the assigned motions.

1. Create a new project with a prop in the scene.
   
2. Open the Crowd Generator panel.
3. Set the range, generation types and option settings as shown in the illustration.
   
   Placement markers will appear on the surface.
   
4. Add one actor into the pool.
   
5. Click the Deploy Actors button. Identical actors will be deployed with the same standing pose.
   
6. Choose the Motion radio button and add entries into the pool.
   
   Add / Delete and Clear All Motions

   
   From the left to the right buttons are Add iMD / Motion, Delete selected item and Clear List:

   • Add iMD / Motion: Load iMD or Motion file(s).
   • Delete selected item: Select one or more items in the list and click this button to delete them.
   • Clear List: Remove all items from the list.
7. According to the Tag rule, add tags to the motions.
   
   Refer to the following sections for the other settings in the pool:
   • Repeat and Loop
   • Random Start Frame
   • Combination and Blend Frames
8. Click the Deploy Actors button again. The actors now start off with distinct poses.
   
   Activate the Deploy actors with variant materials checkbox and re-deploy the actors to get different looks and poses.
   
9. By adding more actors into the pool, the members in the crowd look even more random.
   
10. Playback to view the motions for these actors.