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5 Click Done to close the dialog.
The new set now appears in the Show Curve Set pop-up menu. These sets are saved with
the project, so each time you reopen the project, they are available. You can store as
many parameter sets as you like. After you store a set, you can change or delete that set
as needed.
You can switch back and forth between custom curve sets that contain common animated
parameters by using the Manage Curve Sets dialog.
For example, if you created a custom curve set for an object’s Position and Rotation
parameters, and your project also contains another object with animated Position and
Rotation parameters, you can switch back and forth between their curve sets in the
Manage Curve Sets dialog.
To switch between custom curve sets
1 Choose Manage Curve Sets from the Show Curve Set pop-up menu.
2 Select the Relative checkbox in the left column of the Manage Curve Sets dialog.
The curve set is displayed for the currently selected object.
Saving Animation Curves
Animation curves can be saved in a folder in the Library, such as the Favorites category.
Alternatively, you can create a folder in a category. After an animation curve is placed in
the Library, it can be added to an object in any project. Animation curves saved in the
Library appear with a custom icon.
Note: Items saved to the Library appear in the Finder with a .molo extension (“Motion
Library object”). These items cannot be opened from the Finder.
You can save multiple curves to the Library as one file or multiple files. For example, if
you create an animation that uses multiple curves and you want to save the cumulative
effect of the animation, you can save all curves as one item in the Library.
Although you can save animation curves into the Content category, it is generally
recommended that you save items that you use frequently in the Favorites
category—some Motion Library categories contain so many items that using the Favorites
or Favorites Menu categories can save you search time. In the Favorites category, you
can create additional folders to organize custom items.
You can also create folders in existing categories, including Favorites, Favorites Menu, or
Content. Folders created in the Content category appear in the Library sidebar. Folders
created in subcategories, such as Basic Motion, appear in the Library stack and not the
sidebar. For more information on creating folders in the Library, see Saving and Sharing
Custom Behaviors.
607Chapter 12 Keyframes and Curves