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                by Andrew Noske

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> INSTRUCTIONS: |
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  NOTE: This help info is spread over several pages.
  
o  Right  click to go forward a page.
o  Middle click to go back a page.
o  Press any key to return to the program
  
o  The [H] key displays a keyboard reference
   map (which you should find very handy)

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I may/may not add a conventional windows "button"
interface over the holidays, depending on how much
interest www.bustamove.com shows in my program.
     

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  F-KEYS:
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o  [F1] -> help screen
o  [F2] -> toggle wireframe
o  [F3] -> toggle textures
o  [F4] -> toggle animation

o  [F5] -> open person animation from file
o  [F6] -> save person animation to file
o  [F5] -> push current person position as
         animation keyframe
o  [F6] -> show/hide semi-transparent keyframes

o  [F9]-[F12] -> toggle various lights on/off

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  MOUSE:
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o  Left mouse button - rotate camera or body part.
o  Right mouse button - menu.
o  Middle mouse button - zoom (X & Z axis).
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  KEYS:
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o  [Spacebar]   -> toggle "spin part/spin camera" mode.
o  [Arrow Keys] -> move & turn

o  [H] -> SHOW KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS (<<VERY USEFUL>>)
o  [D] -> toggle music.

o  [T],[Y] -> cycle through body parts
o  [U],[I] -> cycle through people
o  [O],[P] -> add/remove people
o  [{],[}] -> cycle held item

o  [C] [V] -> move person up/down

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  KEYS: (cont...)
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o  [TAB]   -> *IMPORTANT*
              hold down to spin part or zoom differently.

o  [E] -> cycle view mode
o  [R] -> toggle frame rate limiter

o  [K] [L] -> kick (left & right leg)
o  [J]     -> walk

o  [1]-[3] -> toggle camera animations
o  [5]-[8] -> more preconfigured animations

o  [+],[-]     -> increase/decrease play speed
o  [<],[>],[>] -> rewind, play & pause

o  [B],[N] -> increase/decrease person size
o  [M]     -> change gender

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  ENVIRONMENT:

1)   You already know view helps is [F1]. Go back
     to the program (any key) an press [H] to see
     a nice, quick keyboard reference map.
2)   Toggle wireframe [F2], textures [F3] &
     lighting [F9]-[F12] off then on.
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  BASIC MOVEMENT & CAMERA:

3)   Move around screen using the arrow keys
       > NOTE: [C] and [V] are up & down.
4)   Use left & middle mouse to spin & zoom camera.
5)   Change the view mode [E] a few times and repeat
     steps 2 & 3, so you can see how each works.

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  ANIMATION:

9)   Try toggling the camera spin animations [1]-[5].
10)  Take a look at some of my pre-programmed people
     animations:  [5]-[0],[J],[K]&[L].
11)  Load a few of my saved animations by pressing
     [F5] and finding the "animations" directory.
12)  Show and then hide keyframes [F8]. 
     This is nifty for when you make animations.

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  PERSON ROTATION:

13)  Right click > "Reset" to reset the person.
14)  Change to "spin part" mode [Spacebar]
15)  Use left mouse to rotate the person
      > NOTE: the root part is selected.
16)  Cycle through the body parts [T]&[Y] & use left
     mouse to rotate them. (try holding [TAB] too)
      > NOTE: all have sensible constraints,
        but they can also be switched on/off.

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  MAKING A NEW ANIMATION:

13)  To create a new animation you must first
     switch off the persons animation; [F4] or
     right click > "animate on".
14)  Move/rotate person into a new position/
     stance.
15)  Add that stance as a new keyframe [F7]
16)  Repeat steps 13 and 14 a few times.
17)  Save that animation as "my_ani.txt" [F5]
18)  Load your newly created animation [F6]
     or right click > "animate On" to see your
     animation working.
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  ADDITIONAL PEOPLE:

19)  Add more people to the scene [O].
20)  Cycle through these people [U] and move
     them/load animate them as you wish.
21)  Press [{] and [}] to cycle through the
     items your person holds.

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   AND FINALLY:

22)  Press [B],[N] and [M] to change the gender
     and size of your person.
23)  Holding down [T] (in part spin mode) and
     going crazy with the mouse button down is
     pretty cool.

     MORE IDEAS:
      o   add all 35 or so people, hit [8] & watch
          your machine chug!
      o   load superman, (or press [0]) and press
          [F8] to see keyframes.
      o   go into the keyframe code and change the 
          default tweening from SMOOTH to LINEAR.
          LINEAR is more efficient

24)  If you make any good animations e-mail them
     to andrew_noske@yahoo.com
25)  Have fun!

     :)

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