Display Preferences Dialog (Biped)

Use the controls in the Display Preferences dialog to change footstep colors and trajectory parameters, and to set the number of bipeds to play back when you use Biped Playback on the Biped rollout.

You access the Display Preferences dialog by clicking the Display Preferences button on the Display group in the Biped rollout.

Interface

Trajectories group

Note: Trajectories do not display using In Place mode.
  • Bone base

    Displays bone base trajectories.

  • Bone Tip

    Displays bone tip trajectories (default).

Show Entire Trajectory
Displays trajectories for all animated frames.
Before Trajectory
Sets the number of frames to display trajectories before the current frame.
After Trajectory
Sets the number of frames to display trajectories after the current frame. Using Before and After Trajectory will result in a “traveling” trajectory display that will move with the biped through space.

Footsteps group

Left
Selects the color for left footsteps. Click the color swatch to display the Color Selector and set the color for left footsteps.
Right
Selects the color for right footsteps. Click the color swatch to display the Color Selector and set the color for right footsteps.
Generate Various Colors
Asks whether you want different colors for left and right footsteps. Based on your response, generates various colors for footsteps in the viewports. This works with multiple bipeds.
Generate Normal Colors
Changes right footsteps to blue and left footsteps to green, the default. Applies to all bipeds in the viewports.
Viewport Colors in Track View
Displays viewport footstep colors in Track View.
Normal Colors in Track View
Displays normal footstep colors in Track View.
Show All
Shows all footsteps.
Hide All
Hides all footsteps.
Show All Numbers
Shows all footstep numbers.
Hide All Numbers
Hides all footstep numbers. Show and hide are useful when there are multiple bipeds in the viewports.

Playback group

Controls in this group limit the number of bipeds to play back when you use Biped Playback on the Biped rollout on the Motion panel.

Show Time
Displays frame numbers in the viewport during playback.
All Bipeds
Lists all bipeds in the scene. Select a biped name in the window and click the right arrow to move it into the list of bipeds that will be visible during playback with Biped Playback.
Bipeds Visible in Playback
Lists bipeds visible during playback with Biped Playback. Select a biped name and click the left arrow to exclude it from this list.