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Assigning Controllers 287
• Each track displays only one properties dialog
in each Track View window.
• When properties dialogs for m ultiple tracks are
visible, only one dialog can be active.
• Properties dialogs for tracks that use keys are
disabled un less keys are selected.
Changing Control ler Pr opert ies
Some controllers do not use keys, using instead a
properties dialog that affects the entire animation.
Such controllers are usually parametric controllers
like Noise, or compound controllers like List.
To view controller properties in Cur ve Editor:
• Click the controller track you wish to view.
You can also view global properties for some
transform controllers in the Motion panel.
Controller properties can als o be viewed f rom the
track bar (page 3–750) . Right-click any key and
choose Controller Proper t ies.
Changing Controll er K ey Infor mation
Some controllers inter polate between keys that you
set on specific frames. Such controllers are always
single parameter controllers such as a Bezier Float
controller for Height or TCB for Rotation. These
controllers use a K ey Info dialog that contains
settings for one of more selected keys.
To view k ey information in the Curve Editor:
• Right-click a selected key to display the Key
Info dialog.
If more than one key is selected, Key Info
displays common information for all of the
selected keys. Settings that contain values
indicate values common to all of the selected
keys. Settings that are blank indicate values that
change from k ey to key.
Viewing key information in the Motion panel
always displays the settings for a single transform
key.
To view k ey information for tr ansform controllers
in the Motion panel:
1.
Select an object.
2. On the Motion panel, click Parameters, if it’s
not already turned on.
3. Click Position, Rotation, or Scale on the
Parameters rollout.
If the transform controller uses keys, Key Info
rollouts appear below the Parameters rollout.
To view k ey information for tr ansform controllers
in the track bar :
1.
Select an object that is already animated.
2. Right-clickanykeyinthetrackbar.
3. Choose Controller Properties from the
right-click menu.
Changing Control ler s
Tha t D o Not Dis play Pr oper ti es
Some controller types do not display any
properties in Track View or the Motion panel. You
change the animation values of these controllers
using the Auto Key button in the viewports and
using the tools i n the Curve Editor Keys and
Curves menus, and in the track bar.
As signi ng Control ler s
Every parameter has a default controller type
that gets assigned the moment the parameter is
animated.Youcanchoosefrommultiplecontroller
types for any parameter and change cont rollers
after the parameter is animated.