3DS Max – Animation – Controller – Reaction
The Reaction controller is a procedural controller that lets a parameter react to changes in any other parameter in 3ds Max. You need of a master object (driver) and a slave object (driven).
GENERAL
Example: the rotation of a box resizes a sphere
1. Create a Box (it will be the master)
2. Create a Sphere (it will be the slave)
3. MAIN TOP MENU> Animation> Reaction Manager
4. Reaction Manager> click over the small icon ‘+’ (Add Master), pick the Box in the viewport> Select ‘X Rotation’
5. Reaction Manager> select the Master> click over the small icon ‘+’ (Add Slave), pick the Sphere in the viewport> Select ‘Scale’
6. This Create State001
7. Activate ‘Create Mode Button’
8. Rotate the Box and Scale the Sphere> click over small icon ‘Create State’
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10. Deactivate ‘Create Mode Button’ and close ‘Reaction Manager’
ERASE REACTIONS
MAIN TOP MENU> Animation> Reaction Manager> select a Reaction> click over the small icon ‘Delete Selected’
