Run A-B Then Return to A - Multiple Pass / A-B-A Workflow¶

CONFIRMED BOTH

Summary¶

If an operator wants to run a move from A to B, avoid recording the return, and have the rig return to A ready for the next take, the community pointed to Run Multiple Pass / A-B-A and repeat-vs-replicate workflows rather than manually adding another visible keyframe into the shot.

Symptoms¶

You want the rig to run from A to B, then automatically return to A between takes, without recording the return pass.
You are adding a return keyframe into the shot to get back to start, but this is visible in the move data and you want to avoid it.
You need to run multiple identical passes of a move without manually GoTo-ing back to the start position each time.
You want to understand the difference between a Repeat Pass and a Replicate workflow in Flair.

Stable ID¶

ISSUE-MOVE-001

First Reported¶

2023-02-11 - Korey asked how to run A-B and return to A without recording the return.

Community Solutions¶

[CONFIRMED] 2023-02-11 - User: David Chia¶

Use Run Multiple Pass / A-B-A.

confidence_score: 0.74

[LIKELY] 2023-02-11 - User: Gordon Eschke¶

Related workflow: repeat vs replicate, referenced via MRMC forum thread.

confidence_score: 0.64

WhatsApp Excerpts¶

2023-02-11 02:09 - Korey asked whether Flair could run a move from A to B and then return to A without adding another keyframe, because he did not want the return recorded.
2023-02-11 02:11 - Korey clarified the desired workflow: press one key, run the move, then have the rig return slowly to the start in robot fast ready for the next shot.
2023-02-11 12:05 - David Chia replied that there is a run multiple pass workflow, then specifically described it as A-B-A.
2023-02-11 20:57 - Gordon Eschke linked the Talk.MrMoco thread repeat-vs-replicate for the related repeat/replicate distinction.