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	== What exactly is a ~~choreography sequence~~? ==		== What exactly is a Choreography Sequence? ==
	When we talk about a "choreography sequence", this typically refers to the body movements of an avatar over a period of time. "Body Movements" in this case are manipulations of an avatar's skeleton such as leg bends, hip rotations, arm extensions, etc. In Second Life, body movements of an avatar are accomplished by playing pre-recorded "animation" objects. By playing specific animations in specific orders at specific times, we can create a graceful, continuous story.		When we talk about a "choreography sequence", this typically refers to the body movements of an avatar over a period of time. "Body Movements" in this case are manipulations of an avatar's skeleton such as leg bends, hip rotations, arm extensions, etc. In Second Life, body movements of an avatar are accomplished by playing pre-recorded "animation" objects. By playing specific animations in specific orders at specific times, we can create a graceful, continuous story.

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	# Pick up your MST Choreo HUD off the ground and attach it to your avatar		# Pick up your MST Choreo HUD off the ground and attach it to your avatar

	=== Select ~~a Subset of~~ Animations ~~to Work With~~ ===		=== Select Your Desired Animations ===

	Click the blue button at the bottom of the ChoreoHUD. The display should change to "Sequence Builder Mode"". This mode can be used for quickly assembling a list of timed animations that flow together to create an effect or tell a story. This is often the first step in creating a larger performance that involves dances or animations.		Click the blue button at the bottom of the ChoreoHUD. The display should change to "Sequence Builder Mode"". This mode can be used for quickly assembling a list of timed animations that flow together to create an effect or tell a story. This is often the first step in creating a larger performance that involves dances or animations.
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	If you have the ChoreoHUD Dancer edition, you can share a playback of a sequence with a crowd of friends. Simply use the invite buttons or rez one of the other inviter mechanisms, and any animation sequence you play in the HUD will be performed by everyone who has accepted the invite.		If you have the ChoreoHUD Dancer edition, you can share a playback of a sequence with a crowd of friends. Simply use the invite buttons or rez one of the other inviter mechanisms, and any animation sequence you play in the HUD will be performed by everyone who has accepted the invite.

	== Share your Animation Sequences with ~~a planned groups~~ of ~~perfomers~~, using MetaHarper Show Tools ~~performance Egnine~~ ==		== Share your Animation Sequences with Separate Groups of Perfomers, using MetaHarper Show Tools Performance Engine ==

			Once you've created an animation sequence with ChoreoHUD, you might be wondering how you can synchronize the sequence to other parts of a performance such as movement, prop special effects, and/or camera movement. You might also wonder how you can run multiple sequences at the same time, each applying to different groups of avatars. You can do these things using MST's Performance Engines, which will be described in the section titled "How to use your Animation and Movement Sequences in a Timeline".

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 === Save your Sequence ===
-When you are happy with your sequence in the right panel, you can click the “Print” icon in the left-bottom of the sequence panel. Lines will be printed to your nearby chat window (only visible to you). Copy and paste these lines to a notecard, give it a short name, and add this notecard to the MST Choreo HUD.
+When you are happy with your sequence in the right panel, you can click the “Print” icon in the left-bottom of the sequence panel. Lines will be printed to your nearby chat window (only visible to you). Copy and paste these lines to a notecard, give it a short name, and add this notecard to the MST Choreo HUD. You will want to do this so that your careful work will not be lost in future changes, and also so that you can load your animation sequence into other MST tools such as the Performance Engine in the sections to come.
-You will see output lines that look a little different from the window. Here's an example:
+When you press the save button, you will see output lines that look a little different from the window. Here's an example:
    @group animations|ALL|waiting
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 At any point in the future you can click the “Load” icon that looks like a file box at the bottom of the sequence panel, and then choose your notecard from the popup list.

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	# Pick up your MST Choreo HUD off the ground and attach it to your avatar		# Pick up your MST Choreo HUD off the ground and attach it to your avatar

	=== Select a ~~few animations in particular~~ to ~~work with~~ ===		=== Select a Subset of Animations to Work With ===

	Click the blue button at the bottom of the ChoreoHUD. The display should change to "Sequence Builder Mode"". This mode can be used for quickly assembling a list of timed animations that flow together to create an effect or tell a story. This is often the first step in creating a larger performance that involves dances or animations.		Click the blue button at the bottom of the ChoreoHUD. The display should change to "Sequence Builder Mode"". This mode can be used for quickly assembling a list of timed animations that flow together to create an effect or tell a story. This is often the first step in creating a larger performance that involves dances or animations.

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	~~= Use ChoreoHUD to make an animation sequence =~~
	== What exactly is a choreography sequence? ==		== What exactly is a choreography sequence? ==
	When we talk about a "choreography sequence", this typically refers to the body movements of an avatar over a period of time. "Body Movements" in this case are manipulations of an avatar's skeleton such as leg bends, hip rotations, arm extensions, etc. In Second Life, body movements of an avatar are accomplished by playing pre-recorded "animation" objects. By playing specific animations in specific orders at specific times, we can create a graceful, continuous story.		When we talk about a "choreography sequence", this typically refers to the body movements of an avatar over a period of time. "Body Movements" in this case are manipulations of an avatar's skeleton such as leg bends, hip rotations, arm extensions, etc. In Second Life, body movements of an avatar are accomplished by playing pre-recorded "animation" objects. By playing specific animations in specific orders at specific times, we can create a graceful, continuous story.
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	Once you’ve added a a few animations to the left selection panel you can click lines on this panel to fine-tune the sequence. When you click a line, additional buttons will appear at the top of the left-panel.		Once you’ve added a a few animations to the left selection panel you can click lines on this panel to fine-tune the sequence. When you click a line, additional buttons will appear at the top of the left-panel.
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			Next to each animation, you will see a number to the right of it. That number represents the number of seconds the animation should play. You can change this number by selecting the animation in this left panel and clicking the 'pencil' button at the top of the window. In addition to the pencil button for changing play times, there are a few other buttons you can use at the top of the sequence panel:

	* The “(x)” button will remove this line from your sequence		* The “(x)” button will remove this line from your sequence
	* The “up/down” button will move a line up or down in the sequence order depending on which part of the button you click. Note that sequences begin from the top and work towards the bottom.		* The “up/down” button will move a line up or down in the sequence order depending on which part of the button you click. Note that sequences begin from the top and work towards the bottom.]
	* The “pencil” button will allow you change how long the animation should play. The default play time is 20.00 seconds.
	* The (>) button will start playing the sequence starting from the currently selected line, so you can see what it looks like.		* The (>) button will start playing the sequence starting from the currently selected line, so you can see what it looks like.

			You may notice a line that says "STOP" at the end of your sequence. Do not delete this line or move it around. It's normal for this line to be the last in your sequence.

			''Special Note: If you want to find out low long an animation naturally plays, you can double-click this animation in your avatar inventory, and use the "down" button on the window that will pop up. This is a relatively new feature of SL viewers that some veteran might not know.''


	=== (Optional) use 'Record Mode' to help find timings. ===		=== (Optional) use 'Record Mode' to help find timings. ===

	If you click the stopwatch icon on the right panel, it will toggle ‘record mode’ on and off. When record mode is active, clicking an animation will play it immediately. As soon as you click a second animation, you will get a printout of how long the previous animation played, and its name. This will be printed both in local chat and additionally in red text at the bottom of the right hand panel. You can use this get quickly get timings for a sequence. Toggle record mode off again to allow selecting animations and bringing them to the left-hand panel.		If you click the stopwatch icon on the right panel, it will toggle ‘record mode’ on and off. When record mode is active, clicking an animation will play it immediately. As soon as you click a second animation, you will get a printout of how long the previous animation played, and its name. This will be printed both in local chat and additionally in red text at the bottom of the right hand panel. You can use this get quickly get timings for a sequence. Toggle record mode off again to allow selecting animations and bringing them to the left-hand panel.

			''Special Note: You may notice that your timings are rounded to the nearest hundredth of a second. You might be tempted to use more digits, but the SL sim engine and latency between sim and viewers cannot handle timing resolutions greater than 1/45th of a second at best. Using additional numbers in your timers is not helpful and can be misleading.''

	=== Testing / Playing a Completed Sequence ===		=== Testing / Playing a Completed Sequence ===

	You can test your sequence at any time by using the solid-black triangle “Play” button in the lower right corner of the left panel. When you click this Play button, animations will start playing from the top to the bottom, in the order and timing that you have selected. Animations that have been played will be highlighted in green. You can stop the sequence from playing at any time by using the square “stop” button at the bottom of the left panel. If you desire to start the sequence playing from somewhere in the middle, you may select the line you wish to start from and click the circle-play icon at the top of the left-panel.		You can test your sequence at any time by using the solid-black triangle “Play” button in the lower right corner of the left panel. When you click this Play button, animations will start playing from the top to the bottom, in the order and timing that you have selected. Animations that have been played will be highlighted in green. You can stop the sequence from playing at any time by using the square “stop” button at the bottom of the left panel. If you desire to start the sequence playing from somewhere in the middle, you may select the line you wish to start from and click the circle-play icon at the top of the left-panel.

			''Note: When you are playing back sequences, you may click the ‘list’ button to close the animation browser slide out panel to save screen space. The slide out panel is only used when designing a sequence, and not needed for playback.''

	=== Save your Sequence ===		=== Save your Sequence ===

	When you are ~~playing back sequences~~, you ~~may~~ click the ~~‘list’ button to close~~ the ~~animation browser slide out~~ panel to ~~save screen space~~. ~~The slide out panel is only used when designing~~ a ~~sequence~~, and ~~not for playback~~.		When you are happy with your sequence in the right panel, you can click the “Print” icon in the left-bottom of the sequence panel. Lines will be printed to your nearby chat window (only visible to you). Copy and paste these lines to a notecard, give it a short name, and add this notecard to the MST Choreo HUD.

	~~If you have previously invited other avatars to share your animations (for example, in the Browse Animations Mode), they~~ will ~~also be animated when you play~~ a ~~sequence~~.		You will see output lines that look a little different from the window. Here's an example:
	~~Save your Sequence~~

	~~When you are happy with your sequence in the right panel, you can click the “Print” icon in the bottom of the sequence panel~~. ~~Lines will be printed to your nearby chat window (only visible to you)~~. ~~Copy and paste these lines to a notecard, give it a short name, and add this notecard to the MST Choreo HUD~~.		@group animations\|ALL\|waiting
			animations=

			0.00\|Figure Eight
			20.00\|standing dance
			40.00\|The Robot
			60.00\|STOP

	~~At any point in~~ the ~~future you~~ can ~~click~~ the ~~“Load” icon that looks like a file box~~ at the ~~bottom~~ of ~~the sequence panel~~, and ~~then choose your notecard~~ from the ~~popup list~~.		You'll notice a couple of new lines at the beginning, "@group animations\|ALL\|waiting" and "animations=". These are often called the "group definition lines". You can ignore them for now, they are used later on.
	~~Smart Caching~~
			You'll also noticed that the numbers are now at the front of each line, and they count up from the start of the sequence instead of just each animation individually.

	~~When you click~~ the ~~“Cache” button (looks like a cloud~~ with ~~an arrow inside) at~~ the ~~bottom~~ of ~~the sequence panel~~, ~~your avatar~~ will ~~rapidly play through the animations used~~ in your ~~sequence in order to upload these animations to the viewer cache of avatars nearby. This~~ will ~~ensure when you play them back later,~~ the ~~animations will appear to start immediately~~ and ~~will prevent ‘freezes’ while a viewer waits~~ for ~~an animation to be downloaded~~.		''You might ask 'Why are the lines in this format?' The short answer is that this is for compatibility with other popular choreography tools and older releases, and that the numbering format can make it easier to make certain types of changes later. You can ignore this information for now, it will be covered in later sections. Loading notecards in your choreohud will always automatically convert between the simpler panel format and the longer save format for you.''

	~~This cache button is ‘smart’ because it will only upload animations used by your sequence, instead of every animation~~ in the ~~HUD’s inventory. This is much more efficient and polite to~~ the ~~sim~~ and to the ~~avatars around you~~.		At any point in the future you can click the “Load” icon that looks like a file box at the bottom of the sequence panel, and then choose your notecard from the popup list.

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	If you click the stopwatch icon on the right panel, it will toggle ‘record mode’ on and off. When record mode is active, clicking an animation will play it immediately. As soon as you click a second animation, you will get a printout of how long the previous animation played, and its name. This will be printed both in local chat and additionally in red text at the bottom of the right hand panel. You can use this get quickly get timings for a sequence. Toggle record mode off again to allow selecting animations and bringing them to the left-hand panel.		If you click the stopwatch icon on the right panel, it will toggle ‘record mode’ on and off. When record mode is active, clicking an animation will play it immediately. As soon as you click a second animation, you will get a printout of how long the previous animation played, and its name. This will be printed both in local chat and additionally in red text at the bottom of the right hand panel. You can use this get quickly get timings for a sequence. Toggle record mode off again to allow selecting animations and bringing them to the left-hand panel.

	=== Testing / Playing a Sequence ===		=== Testing / Playing a Completed Sequence ===

	You can test your sequence at any time by using the solid-black triangle “Play” button in the lower right corner. When you click Play, animations will start playing from the top to the bottom, in the order and timing that you have selected. ~~The actively playing animation~~ will be highlighted in green. You can stop the sequence from playing at any time by using the square “stop” button at the bottom of the panel. If you desire to start the sequence playing from somewhere in the middle, you may select the line you wish to start from and click the circle-play icon at the ~~far~~-~~right of that selected line~~.		You can test your sequence at any time by using the solid-black triangle “Play” button in the lower right corner of the left panel. When you click this Play button, animations will start playing from the top to the bottom, in the order and timing that you have selected. Animations that have been played will be highlighted in green. You can stop the sequence from playing at any time by using the square “stop” button at the bottom of the left panel. If you desire to start the sequence playing from somewhere in the middle, you may select the line you wish to start from and click the circle-play icon at the top of the left-panel.

			=== Save your Sequence ===

	When you are playing back sequences, you may click the ‘list’ button to close the animation browser slide out panel to save screen space. The slide out panel is only used when designing a sequence, and not for playback.		When you are playing back sequences, you may click the ‘list’ button to close the animation browser slide out panel to save screen space. The slide out panel is only used when designing a sequence, and not for playback.

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	When we talk about a "choreography sequence", this typically refers to the body movements of an avatar over a period of time. "Body Movements" in this case are manipulations of an avatar's skeleton such as leg bends, hip rotations, arm extensions, etc. In Second Life, body movements of an avatar are accomplished by playing pre-recorded "animation" objects. By playing specific animations in specific orders at specific times, we can create a graceful, continuous story.		When we talk about a "choreography sequence", this typically refers to the body movements of an avatar over a period of time. "Body Movements" in this case are manipulations of an avatar's skeleton such as leg bends, hip rotations, arm extensions, etc. In Second Life, body movements of an avatar are accomplished by playing pre-recorded "animation" objects. By playing specific animations in specific orders at specific times, we can create a graceful, continuous story.

			== Building an animation sequence with ChoreoHUD Solo ==
			There are a few different ways to compose sequences of animations together. In this section we'll describe one of the simplest methods, using the "ChoreoHUD Solo" tool included in the MetaHarper Show Tools package. This tool can be used to create an animation sequence suitable for a single avatar at a time.

	~~Sequence Builder Mode~~		You might ask what if wish to compose sequences for more than one avatar at a time? Or try out other methods? We'll come back to this later.

	~~The “Build Animation Sequence” mode~~ can ~~be used for quickly assembling~~ a ~~list~~ of ~~timed~~ animations ~~that flow together~~ to ~~create an effect or tell~~ a ~~story~~. ~~This is often the first step in creating a larger performance that involves dances or~~ animations.		=== Load your Animations ===
	~~Select Animations To Use~~		# Go to a place where you can rez objects. You will need about 70 prims free.
			# Drag the "MST Choreo HUD SOLO" from your unpacked MetaHarper Show Tools folder onto the ground nearby.
			# Copy some animations from your avatar’s inventory and paste them into the HUD’s inventory on the ground. For best results copy less than 40 animations per copy-paste. If you have a very large number of animations to import from another device see the FAQ documentation for a fast method. TIP: Don’t use no-copy animations
			# Pick up your MST Choreo HUD off the ground and attach it to your avatar

	~~To build~~ a ~~sequence, first click the ‘list’ button in the lower right area of the HUD. This will slide out an window on the right showing all of your loaded animations. Browse and click~~ animations on this right panel. Use the play and stop buttons on the popup selection bar to see what an animation looks like. If you like the way an animation looks and want to use it in your sequence, Click the the “left arrow” button on the popup selection bar to move this animation onto the left sequence panel. When you add an animation to the left sequence panel, the name of the animation you selected will be shown in ~~nearby chat (only visible to you). This can be handy if you need~~ to ~~copy and paste the name of an animation for any reason later.~~		=== Select a few animations in particular to work with ===

	~~Edit Timing and Order~~		Click the blue button at the bottom of the ChoreoHUD. The display should change to "Sequence Builder Mode"". This mode can be used for quickly assembling a list of timed animations that flow together to create an effect or tell a story. This is often the first step in creating a larger performance that involves dances or animations.

	~~Once you’ve added~~ a ~~a few~~ animations ~~to the left selection panel you can~~ click ~~lines~~ on this panel to ~~fine~~-~~tune~~ the sequence. When you ~~click a line~~, ~~additional buttons will appear on a popup selection bar over~~ the ~~line~~ you ~~have~~ selected.		To build a sequence, first click the ‘list’ button in the lower right area of the HUD. This will slide out an window on the right showing all of your loaded animations. Browse and click animations on this right panel to see them play on your avatar. If you like the way an animation looks and want to use it in your sequence, Click the the “left arrow” button at the top of the right-hand window bar to move the currently-playing animation onto the left sequence panel. When you add an animation to the left sequence panel, the name of the animation you selected will be shown in nearby chat (only visible to you). This can be handy if you need to copy and paste the name of an animation for any reason later.

	~~The “(x)” button will remove this line from your sequenc~~		=== Edit Timing and Order ===
	~~The “up/down” button will move a line up or down in the sequence order depending on which part of the button you click. Note that sequences begin from the top~~ and ~~work towards the bottom.~~
	~~The “pencil” button will allow you change how long the animation should play. The default play time is 20.00 seconds.~~

	Record Mode		Once you’ve added a a few animations to the left selection panel you can click lines on this panel to fine-tune the sequence. When you click a line, additional buttons will appear at the top of the left-panel.
			*
			* The “(x)” button will remove this line from your sequence
			* The “up/down” button will move a line up or down in the sequence order depending on which part of the button you click. Note that sequences begin from the top and work towards the bottom.
			* The “pencil” button will allow you change how long the animation should play. The default play time is 20.00 seconds.
			* The (>) button will start playing the sequence starting from the currently selected line, so you can see what it looks like.

			=== (Optional) use 'Record Mode' to help find timings. ===

	If you click the stopwatch icon on the right panel, it will toggle ‘record mode’ on and off. When record mode is active, clicking an animation will play it immediately. As soon as you click a second animation, you will get a printout of how long the previous animation played, and its name. This will be printed both in local chat and additionally in red text at the bottom of the right hand panel. You can use this get quickly get timings for a sequence. Toggle record mode off again to allow selecting animations and bringing them to the left-hand panel.		If you click the stopwatch icon on the right panel, it will toggle ‘record mode’ on and off. When record mode is active, clicking an animation will play it immediately. As soon as you click a second animation, you will get a printout of how long the previous animation played, and its name. This will be printed both in local chat and additionally in red text at the bottom of the right hand panel. You can use this get quickly get timings for a sequence. Toggle record mode off again to allow selecting animations and bringing them to the left-hand panel.
	Testing / Playing a Sequence
			=== Testing / Playing a Sequence ===

	You can test your sequence at any time by using the solid-black triangle “Play” button in the lower right corner. When you click Play, animations will start playing from the top to the bottom, in the order and timing that you have selected. The actively playing animation will be highlighted in green. You can stop the sequence from playing at any time by using the square “stop” button at the bottom of the panel. If you desire to start the sequence playing from somewhere in the middle, you may select the line you wish to start from and click the circle-play icon at the far-right of that selected line.		You can test your sequence at any time by using the solid-black triangle “Play” button in the lower right corner. When you click Play, animations will start playing from the top to the bottom, in the order and timing that you have selected. The actively playing animation will be highlighted in green. You can stop the sequence from playing at any time by using the square “stop” button at the bottom of the panel. If you desire to start the sequence playing from somewhere in the middle, you may select the line you wish to start from and click the circle-play icon at the far-right of that selected line.

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= Use ChoreoHUD to make an animation sequence =
== What exactly is a choreography sequence? ==
When we talk about a "choreography sequence", this typically refers to the body movements of an avatar over a period of time. "Body Movements" in this case are manipulations of an avatar's skeleton such as leg bends, hip rotations, arm extensions, etc. In Second Life, body movements of an avatar are accomplished by playing pre-recorded "animation" objects. By playing specific animations in specific orders at specific times, we can create a graceful, continuous story.

Sequence Builder Mode

The “Build Animation Sequence” mode can be used for quickly assembling a list of timed animations that flow together to create an effect or tell a story. This is often the first step in creating a larger performance that involves dances or animations.
Select Animations To Use

To build a sequence, first click the ‘list’ button in the lower right area of the HUD. This will slide out an window on the right showing all of your loaded animations. Browse and click animations on this right panel. Use the play and stop buttons on the popup selection bar to see what an animation looks like. If you like the way an animation looks and want to use it in your sequence, Click the the “left arrow” button on the popup selection bar to move this animation onto the left sequence panel. When you add an animation to the left sequence panel, the name of the animation you selected will be shown in nearby chat (only visible to you). This can be handy if you need to copy and paste the name of an animation for any reason later.

Edit Timing and Order

Once you’ve added a a few animations to the left selection panel you can click lines on this panel to fine-tune the sequence. When you click a line, additional buttons will appear on a popup selection bar over the line you have selected.

The “(x)” button will remove this line from your sequenc
The “up/down” button will move a line up or down in the sequence order depending on which part of the button you click. Note that sequences begin from the top and work towards the bottom.
The “pencil” button will allow you change how long the animation should play. The default play time is 20.00 seconds.

Record Mode

If you click the stopwatch icon on the right panel, it will toggle ‘record mode’ on and off. When record mode is active, clicking an animation will play it immediately. As soon as you click a second animation, you will get a printout of how long the previous animation played, and its name. This will be printed both in local chat and additionally in red text at the bottom of the right hand panel. You can use this get quickly get timings for a sequence. Toggle record mode off again to allow selecting animations and bringing them to the left-hand panel.
Testing / Playing a Sequence

You can test your sequence at any time by using the solid-black triangle “Play” button in the lower right corner. When you click Play, animations will start playing from the top to the bottom, in the order and timing that you have selected. The actively playing animation will be highlighted in green. You can stop the sequence from playing at any time by using the square “stop” button at the bottom of the panel. If you desire to start the sequence playing from somewhere in the middle, you may select the line you wish to start from and click the circle-play icon at the far-right of that selected line.

When you are playing back sequences, you may click the ‘list’ button to close the animation browser slide out panel to save screen space. The slide out panel is only used when designing a sequence, and not for playback.

If you have previously invited other avatars to share your animations (for example, in the Browse Animations Mode), they will also be animated when you play a sequence.
Save your Sequence

When you are happy with your sequence in the right panel, you can click the “Print” icon in the bottom of the sequence panel. Lines will be printed to your nearby chat window (only visible to you). Copy and paste these lines to a notecard, give it a short name, and add this notecard to the MST Choreo HUD.

At any point in the future you can click the “Load” icon that looks like a file box at the bottom of the sequence panel, and then choose your notecard from the popup list.
Smart Caching

When you click the “Cache” button (looks like a cloud with an arrow inside) at the bottom of the sequence panel, your avatar will rapidly play through the animations used in your sequence in order to upload these animations to the viewer cache of avatars nearby. This will ensure when you play them back later, the animations will appear to start immediately and will prevent ‘freezes’ while a viewer waits for an animation to be downloaded.

This cache button is ‘smart’ because it will only upload animations used by your sequence, instead of every animation in the HUD’s inventory. This is much more efficient and polite to the sim and to the avatars around you.