How to Build Transition Map

Make sure we are in transition map mode (turn off the simple transition in Miarmy Global)

_{Turn off Simple Transition Mode}

Open Transition Map in shelf 

Build Transition Map

Create State

Right click anywhere to prompt menu and create state

_{Right click menu}

Connect States and Create Transition

In below pictures, if we want to connect from walk to run, we need first select walk and ctrl + click add select run, and right click anywhere and select connect, a walk to run connection will be created, also the transition node will be created.

_{Connect 2 nodes}

_{create another connection with reverse direction}

Setup Transition Map

Double click state or transition to open the setup window

^{Double click state, prompt the cycle action shells setup window}

_{double click transition, prompt the transition action shells setup window}

What is Action Shell

We can insert action name and build blends and action groups in above editors.

But there is an important concept is Action Shell.

The action shell is different from action, it can be filled as wish in transition map and it can be used to build the transition map fast.

Only when the action shell name is the same as action name, the system will work.

For example if we fill 3 action shells in walk state, but there are only 2 actions in scene, the transition map will display the correct action name as white color and the wrong action name as red one.

_{Action shell in transition map VS real action nodes in Original Agent}

Create Action Shell in Transition Map

• Fill cycle action shells:
  
  1. double click to open the state node
  2. click "create"
  3. fill cycle action name
  4. If OK, the state will hook the action shell
  5. Loop steps 1-4 and add more cycle actions

^{Cycle action host on a state}

• Fill transition action shell:
  1. Double click transition node.
  2. Hit "create" to insert transition action shells into transition node
  3. If OK, the transition action shell appear in transition map.

_{Transition actions host on transition node}

• Action Blends:
  
  1. Select walk in cycle action shell list
  2. In "blends" list hit "create" and create an action shell "walkHappy"
  3. If OK, please check the transition map state "walk"

_{Blend action link to an another action}

• Action Group Create:
  
  1. Select some action shells in state
  2. click "action group" button and assign "cheer"
  3. cheer action group created and all action shells inside
  4. If OK, information will be feedback in transition map
  5. (we can also create multiple groups in single state)

_{Create Action Group}