I have some custom toon characters. I usually do stills but I've been playing with animations recently. I know that I can save and apply multiple NLA clips in the track channel of the sequencer tray with the "add track" command, and that I can group tracks. Are there limits to the number of simultaneous clips that can be applied to a single figure in a single animation? To make Dr. Bernie happy, lets say I have a chewing gum NLA clip, a walking NLA clip, and an NLA clip for the action of each finger, rather than the hand as a whole. I want the figure to walk, chew gum, and pick petals from a dandelion all at the same time. Does Carrara have a track limit for NLAs, or I is it just my computer resources?

If it helps clarify, see yellow bar and lines below it in the above screencap. I currently have room for 4 simultaneous NLA clips. How many more can I add?

I'm sure there is a limit, but I haven't hit it – always trying to keep things as simple as possible to trouble shoot better. However, just keep in mind that if the same body part/geometry is keyframed in more than one NLA clip, that the clip on Top will override anything underneath.

Thanks, Mark. Very useful tip about the order of precedence. Until my modeling and rigging skills improve, I am finding NLA clips a convenient way to combine my correction morphs with joint bends. Unfortunately, that can mean combining NLA clips en masse. I have Fenric plugin, but need to do more tutorials to get better control of it. Until then, this is a useful work around. I was just concerned that I would hit the limit.

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Have been falling in love with the NLA panel now that I know how to preserve functionality with my custom figures. Wow, wish I had had a better grasp earlier. This is a very powerful tool.

Still learning. Any tips on using a pose clip vs an NLA clip?

i have to re-render lotsa clips naos the new phong plugin is out.

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I am going back and rigging some of my custom figures again from scratch. It is the best way to take advantage of some of these amazing new additions.