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Using Set Key Mode 277
Using S et K ey with Modifiers and Object
Par a met er s
When you want to set a key on an object’s
parameters, and y ou have the Object Parameters
Key Filter selected, every parameter will receive
a key, unless you have turned off the parameter
track in the Controller window of Track View
using Keyable icons. It might be easier to simply
SHIFT+right-click the parameter spinner to set
the key.
Also make sure both Modifiers and Object
Parametersareturnedoninthe
Filters dialog
(page 2–520)
when you are keyfr aming a modifier
gizmo.
Addit ional S et K ey Tools
Additional Set Key Tools are found in the
Customize User Interface dialog (page 3–836) .On
the Keybo ard p anel, cho ose Set Ke y Tools from
the Category field. Here, you can set keybo ard
shortcuts to clear the set key buffer, as well as
createkeysonjustasingleaxisforatransform.
UsingSet K ey with S ub-Object A nimation
When using Set Key with sub-object animation,
you must first assign a cont roller before creating a
key. Sub-objects do not have a default controller
assigned upon creation. The controller is assigned
by animating at the sub-object level.
Ot her Met hods to S et K ey s
You can also set position, rotation, and scale
keys by right-clicking the Frame Indicator of the
time slider. To set keys on parameters that have
spinners, hold dow n the SHIFT key and right-click
to set a key u sing the existing parameter value.
Pr ocedur es
To use Set Key animation:
1.
Tur n on t he Set Key button.
When the button is red you are now
in Set Key mode.
This is a mode where you can try out ideas
before you commit to them.
2. Open Track View (either Curve Editor or Dope
Sheet).
3. ClicktheShowKeyablebuttononthe
Tra ck View to ol bar.
4. Turn off all the other tracks you don’t want to
keyframe.
The red key means the track wil l be keyed.
If you click the red key, it turns to a gray key,
which means that track will not be keyed.
Tip: You can toggle multiple tracks as keyable
by using the Controller menu > Keyable
command.
When you are finished, minimize or close Track
View.
5. Click the Key Filters button,
andturnontheFilterstochoosethetracksyou
want key framed.
Position, Rotation, and Scale are on by default.
You can use the Key Filters button to work on
individual tracks selectively. For example, if you
are in Track View and the Rotation and Position
tracks of a character’s arm are keyable, you can
use the key filters to turn off the Position filter
and only work on the Rotation tr acks.
6. Move the time slider to another point in time,
transform your objects or adjust parameters in
the command panels to create animation.
This does not yet create keyframes.
7. Click the Set Keys button or press K on
the keyboard to set a key.