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Introducing the Reaction Manager

Having the animation of one object drive the animation of another is a common source of problems in 3D animation, and tends to make the fine-tuning process complex and time-consuming.

The Reaction Manager serves as the primary user interface for the Reaction controllers. It allows you to easily set up interactions between any parameters within a 3ds Max scene. As you define the interactions, the Reaction Manager displays the associations and values in an intuitive interface that allows you to find and adjust the reaction you need. If your goal is to create realistic motion in your animations, you owe it to yourself to learn about the Reaction Manager.

In this tutorial, you will understand the capabilities of this new animation tool by working through a common instance where reactions are important—the motion of the fingers and thumb on a human hand. You'll learn how to set up and edit reactions quickly by means of a UI designed to speed your navigation through complex reactions and scenes.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

• Use the Reaction Manager to set up a master-slave relationship between scene elements and dialog elements
• Establish reaction states that define the movement of scene elements

Skill level: Intermediate

Time to complete: 1 hour