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482 Chapter 12: Animation
Inter face
The Link Info panel has two rollouts:
Locks rollout (page 2–482) :Locksanobject’s
ability to Move, R otate, or Scale about any of its
local axes.
Inherit rollout (p age 2–482) :Limitswhat
transforms a child inherits.
Lock s Rol lou t
Make a selection. > Hierarchy panel > Link Info button
> Locks rollout
The Locks rollout contains controls that prevent
transforms along particular axes.
See also
Inherit Rollout (page 2–482)
Procedure
To lock all move transforms:
1.
Select an object in the viewports.
2. In the Locks rollout, turn on Mo v e group > X,
Y, and Z.
Only rotate and scale transfor ms will work.
The object does not need to be par t of a
hierarchy.
Interfa ce
X, Y, Z—Turn on any axis in the Move, R otate, or
Scale g roup box to lock the axis. For example, if
Rotate > X and Y are turned on, you’ll be able to
rotate the object only around the Z axis. All locks
arerelativetoanobject’slocalcoordinatesystem.
Inherit Rollout
Make a selection. > Hierarchy panel > Link Info button
> Inherit rollout
The Inherit rollout constrains the links between
a selected object and its p arent for any axis of
position, rotation, or scale.
See also
Locks Rollout (page 2–482)
Procedure
To prevent i nheritance of X rotation in a hierar chy:
• Select an object, then turn off X in the Rotate
group on the Inherit rollout.