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About the MotionBuilder Help

 
 
 

The MotionBuilder Help includes the following chapters in addition to the MotionBuilderUser's Guide chapter which encompasses the MotionBuilder User Interface and workflow chapters:

To access the MotionBuilder Help:

  1. Launch MotionBuilder.
  2. Choose Help > MotionBuilder Help.
    TipThe Help is also available via the keyboard shortcut F1.

To share a Help topic:

  1. In the Help, go to the topic page you want to share.
  2. At the top right of the topic page, click .

    Your default e-mail application launches with an e-mail that includes the topic subject and a link to the topic in the body of the e-mail.

To check the MotionBuilder Help version number and date:

  1. Launch MotionBuilder.
  2. On the landing page of the Help, click the hyperlink ©Copyright 2012 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved.

    The Legal Notices page displays.

  3. Scroll to the bottom of the Legal Notices page.

    The Legal Notices page includes the document title, date, version, build version, and the software product version.

Switching from Default Online Help to Local Help

The MotionBuilder Help is Internet-based by default. If you prefer to have the MotionBuilder Help available on your system, proceed with the following procedure.

To change the Help preferences from online Help to local Help:

  1. Download the MotionBuilder Help executable from http://www.autodesk.com/motionbuilder-helpdownload-enu.
  2. Run the installer by following the on-screen installation instructions.
    NoteAlthough the default Help installation path is C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\Help\motionbuilder2013, you can specify another installation location.
  3. Once installed, launch MotionBuilder.
  4. In the MotionBuilder menu bar, select Settings > Preferences.
  5. In the Preferences window, click Help.
  6. Click Local Computer/Network.
  7. Click Browse, locate, and select the MotionBuilder Help folder, then click OK.

    The Help is now accessible via the MotionBuilder Help menu and the MotionBuilder F1 keyboard shortcut.

    NoteThe Help launches in your system's default browser.

Accessing the Japanese Help via MotionBuilder

The Japanese internet-based MotionBuilder Help is available via http://download.autodesk.com/global/docs/motionbuilder2013/ja_jp/. If you prefer to have the Japanese MotionBuilder Help available on your system, proceed with the following procedure.

To access the Japanese MotionBuilder Help via MotionBuilder:

  1. Download the MotionBuilder Help executable from http://www.autodesk.com/motionbuilder-helpdownload-enu.
  2. Run the installer by following the on-screen installation instructions.
    NoteAlthough the default Help installation path is C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\Help\motionbuilder2013, you can specify another installation location.
  3. Launch MotionBuilder.
  4. In the MotionBuilder menu bar, select Settings > Preferences.
  5. In the Preferences window, click Help.
  6. Click Local Computer/Network.
  7. Click Reset.
  8. Click Browse, locate, and select the Japanese MotionBuilder Help folder, then click OK.

    The Help is now accessible via the MotionBuilder Help menu and the MotionBuilder F1 keyboard shortcut.

    NoteThe Help launches in your system's default browser.

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