Groups let you organize the shapes in the shape list. For example, for a facial animation, you could create a group that contains all shapes that relate to facial expressions and a group that contains mouth shapes for phonemes.
A group is automatically created for each cluster on an object, but you can easily create more groups as you like. Clicking on a group name expands and collapses the list of shapes it contains.
To create a group for shapes
1. Do either of the following:
- Choose Edit > Create Group on the shape manager’s menu bar.
or
- Select one or more shapes in the shape list (press Shift or Ctrl), then right-click one of the shapes and choose Create Group.
2. To move shapes into groups, select one or more shapes and drag and drop them on a group name.
To rename a group
• You can rename shape groups in the shape list in the same way as other elements in the explorer. See Renaming Scene Elements in the Explorer [Interface and Tools].
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A |
Default group created for shapes. Click the group name to expand or collapse the group. |
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B |
Group created for facial expressions. |
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C |
You can move shapes to different groups by dragging and dropping them on the group name. |
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Group created for phonemes (different language sounds — the mouth shapes for different sounds are also known as visemes). |
To delete a group
• Right-click on its name and choose Delete.
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