Basics

Updates to Layouts

MotionBuilder now has three basic layout types: Editing, Scripting, and Preview.

Creating Custom Layouts

Now, there is a new process for updating custom layouts in MotionBuilder.

Supported screen resolutions

Each basic layout now supports six screen resolutions:

• 1024 x 768
• 1440 x 900
• 1280 x 1024
• 1440 x 960
• 1600 x 1200
• 1920 x 1200

Configuration files relocation

MotionBuilder configuration files are now written in a folder outside of the Program Files, here: C:\My Documents\MB. This user-specific location is more compatible with Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems.

Help preferences

New Help Location options have been added to the MotionBuilder Preferences to accommodate the new way that the MotionBuilder help is published.

Visibility and Visibility Inheritance

The visibility of a parent node can now be inherited by all children. A new Visibility Inheritance property has been added to allow users to adjust this default.

Live video input

You can now use a webcam with MotionBuilder. If your device is properly configured on your system, it will appear in the Videos section of the Scene Browser when you launch MotionBuilder. To begin recording live video, enable the online option in the webcam's settings area.

Vertex color display

Vertex color shading of models is now supported in MotionBuilder. Access this display information by switching to the Flat or Wireframe shading modes in the Viewer > Display > Models Display menu.