Parameter

The parameter affected by the rule

Expression

An expression that defines how the parameter value is modified. If this is blank, the parameter is unmodified. You can type any VBScript expression in this box. In addition, you can use the following tokens:

• this. The original parameter value. Lets you create offsets of the original value, rather than a new value entirely.

• cid. The cycle ID number. If you have cycled an action clip in the animation mixer, the original clip has a cid of 0, the first cycle has a cid of 1, and so on. This lets you continuously increment or decrement a value based on the cycle, for example, so that car moves forward with every wheel rotation.

• time. The current local time of the clip’s source, in seconds. If you cycle or bounce the clip, the values in the first cycle are repeated in the second, and so on.

• frame. The current local frame of the clip’s source. Again, if you cycle or bounce the clip, the values are repeated. Note that this is always an integer, even if the clip has been scaled and offset.

• gtime. The current global time of the scene.

• gframe. The current global frame of the scene.

• weight. The current mix weight value of the clip.

Active

Whether this value mapping template is active. When an action clip is instantiated, the rules in the currently active value mapping template are applied.

Insert Rule

Adds a new blank rule to the template.

Delete Rule

Deletes the selected rule.

Validate

Checks the rules for validity. Invalid strings are displayed in red.

Rules with wildcards are always displayed in red.