Bounder

• General Usage
• Options
• Known Bugs/Limitations
• History

General Usage:

1. Select several objects in a set you want to simplify.
2. Set the settings as you want (important ones include "For Each Object" and "Align To Orientation".
3. Create the bounding volumes with "Create".

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Options:

• Bounding Volume Type:
  Choose the type of bounding volume you want to create (Box, Chamferbox, Sphere, or Cylinder).
• Non-Uni Scale:
  Sets whether the bounding volume can be non-uniformly scaled to fit an object. Only applies to Sphere or Cylinder bounding types.
• For Each Object:
  Sets whether to create a separate bounding volume for each selected object, or a single one for the entire group.
• Link To Source:
  Links each bounding object to the original source object. Only available when "For Each Object" is ON.
• Keep Pivot:
  If on, the bounding object's pivot point will be aligned to the selected object's pivot point.
• Align To Orientation:
  If on, the bounding object will be aligned to the selected object, otherwise it will be aligned to the world, but still fit the selected object.
• Non-Renderable:
  Sets whether the bounding volume is renderable.
• Use Color:
  If on, the bounding volume's wire color will be set using the color swatch, otherwise it will match the selected object's wire color.
• Postfix:
  The bounding volumes will be named after the selected object's name, plus whatever is in this postfix text field.
• Create:
  Create bounding volumes from the current selection.

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Known Bugs/Limitations:

• Will crash on biped objects

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History:

1999.06.16 - Added option for bounding color
1999.07.14 - Added options for keeping name and color
             Added some "context awareness" for choosing likely options
1999.08.04 - Added ability to do object individualy as well as a whole
             Added orentation to the bounding boxes for use with Bips and Bones
             Added Suffix option
             Changed the way "Keep Pivot" functions
             Added non renderable toggel
1999.10.19 - Converted to 3.1
2000.09.14 - Added chamferbox, bugfix
2001.03.19 - Link To Source option

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