Assign Controller (Motion Panel)

Lets you assign and append different transform controllers to individual objects. you can assign those controllers that apply to move, rotate, and scale operations in the Motion Panel/Assign Controller rollout.

Animation Controllers are plug-ins that handle all of the animation tasks in 3D Studio Max. For a complete list of available Animation Controllers, see the Assign Controller (Track View) help topic.

Reference

Assign Controller: Display the Assign Controller dialog. If no track is selected, the Assign Controller button is grayed out.

Assign Controller dialog

Select a controller from a list of available controllers in this dialog.

Depending on the type of track you have selected, the Choose Controller dialog displays a subset of the different types of controllers. Rotation controllers, for example are only available for rotation tracks.

How To

Assign a controller:

1. Select an object.
2. Select Motion Panel/Parameters/Assign Controller rollout.
3. Select the rotation track in the Assign Controller list window.
4. Click the Assign Controller button, then select Euler XYZ from the Assign Controller dialog.

The default TCB Rotation Controller is replaced with the Euler XYZ controller.