bvhacker - menu commands

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Open: Opens a bvh file for editing. Files can also be dragged and dropped onto bvhacker for quick opening (Keyboard shortcut 'Ctrl O')
Save: Saves the current bvh file to disk (Keyboard shortcut 'Ctrl S')
Report: Produces a report giving warnings and possible problems for a file prepared for SL
Exit: Closes bvhacker (Keyboard shortcut 'Ctrl Q')

Undo: Undoes the last operation (Keyboard shortcut Ctrl-Z)
Translation mode: Sets the X,Y,Z sliders and clamp buttons to adjust the translations for the currently selected joint (Keyboard shortcut 'T')
Rotation mode: Sets the X,Y,Z sliders and clamp buttons to adjust the rotation for the currently selected joint (Keyboard shortcut 'R')
Resample to ½ frames: Resamples the animation to half the original frames per second (fps)
Insert joint: Inserts a joint above the currently selected joint (Keyboard shortcut 'Insert')
Remove joint: Deletes the currently selected joint (Keyboard shortcut 'Delete')
Rename joint: Renames the currently selected joint (Keyboard shortcut 'F2')
Scale up: Scales all of the joint translation values by a factor of two (Keyboard shortcut 'Ctrl +')
Scale down: Scales all of the joint translation values by a half (Keyboard shortcut 'Ctrl -')
Preferences: Brings up the preferences dialog (Keyboard shortcut 'Ctrl P')

Front view: Shows the view just in front of figure, level with the figure's hips
Right view: Displays the figure from the right hand side
Left view: Displays the figure from the left hand side
Floor view: Gives a view at floor level for easily setting the figure height in relation to the ground
Shading: Use simple OpenGL shading on the skeleton
Zoom In: Zoom in the display
Zoom Out: Zoom Out the display

Remove hips offset: Removes the offset values from the hip's channel values, if set (Keyboard shortcut 'N')
Center: Centers the skeleton in X and Z panes on the first frame (Keyboard shortcut 'C')
!Zero check: Prevents SL from ignoring joints with zero rotation in the first frame by setting small rotations. Must be used before the t-stance (reference) frame is added. (Keyboard shortcut 'Z')
Set T stance: Adds a reference frame at the start of the animation with all joint rotation values set to zero (Keyboard shortcut 'T')
Remove T stance: Removes the first frame of the animation (Keyboard shortcut 'D')
SL VWR-3783 loop fix: Automatic fix for Second Life 'First frame of uploaded animations is duplicated' bug (Keyboard shortcut 'L')

Mark in: Set the beginning frame for the crop function
Mark out: Set the end frame for the crop function
Crop: Delete all frames outside the range specified by the Mark in and Mark out points
Knit ends: Blend the beginning and end of the animation to smooth the transition when playing the animation in a loop

Attempt SL joint renaming: Attempts to rename joints to fit the SL joint naming convention
Attempt retarget to SL: Attempts to re-configure joints to those of the SL skeleton by adjusting the size, arms alignment and rotation order. Possibly the hardest mathematical problem I've ever solved!
Spine submenu->Add abdomen: Adds an abdomen joint between the hips and the first spine joint
Spine submenu->Swap chest / abdomen: Transfers the chest rotation data to the abdomen joint
Spine submenu->Smooth chest / abdomen: Distributes all spine curvature over the chest and abdomen in a natural way
Spine submenu->Combine chest / abdomen: Combines the rotations from the chest and abdomen into one joint and deletes the other
Zero: Zero out different combinations of joints
Square shoulders: Raise the shoulders. Keyboard shortcut '['
Round shoulders: Lower the shoulders. Keyboard shortcut ']'
Crane Neck: Move the head forwards. Keyboard shortcut 'Ctrl+['
Straighten Neck: Move the head backwards. Keyboard shortcut 'Ctrl+]'
Reverse Timeline: Set the animation to play backwards

Online help: Opens the bvhacker online help pages in a browser window
Discussion group: Report bugs, submit feature requests, make comments, ask questions...
Donate: If you use bvhacker regularly please donate just $10
About: Displays an 'about' dialog giving version and copyright information about bvhacker