Tutorial 1: Sampling, Dataflow, and Pipelines

Purpose

This tutorial introduces the general concepts of MotionSampler, including the creation of pipelines, the manipulation of scenes, and the sampling, recording, and playback cycle.

This tutorial assumes that you have copied the clip project from the 3DCD into a local project directory and that your ALIAS_PROJECT and ALIAS_WORKENV variables are set correctly. If this is not the case, see the Introduction on the previous page for information about setting up this tutorial.

Overview

MotionSampler contains four main areas-the Menu bar, the Shuttle Bank, the View/Edit area, and the Toolbox. MotionSampler appears as follows:

• The Menu bar runs across the top of the window and contains the pulldown menus for MotionSampler.
• The Shuttle Bank contains the playback and timing controls.
• The View/Edit area shows one or four 3D windows, the Pipeline Edit Area, or the Talent Editor.
• The Toolbox occupies the right side of the window and contains either Module controls, the Talents, or lists of Modules depending on the mode of the View/Edit Area.