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indicator, which you can move vertic all to use as a
reference point for scaling values.
Horizontal line at t he top of the illustration is the m oveable
scale origin line.
Curve Editor
Menu bar > Graph Editors > Curve Editor
Menu bar > Graph Editors > New Track View > Modes >
Curve Editor
Maintoolbar>CurveEditor(Open)
Right-click the selected object in the vie w port. > Curve
Editor
The Track View - Curve Editor is a Track View
mode that allows you to work with motion
expressedasfunctioncurvesonagraph. Itlets
you v isualize the interpolation of the motion, the
object transformations that the software creates
between the keyframes. You can easily see and
control the motion and animation of the objects in
the scene using tangent handles on the keys found
on the curves.
TheCurveEditorinterfaceconsistsofamenubar,
a toolbar, a Controller window, and a Key window.
There is also a time r u ler, and navigation and
status tools at the bottom of the interface.
You can loop or cycle your animation beyond its
range by adding Parameter Curve Out-Of-Range
Types from the Cur ve Editor, as well as by adding
Multiplier or Ea se Curve onto other animated
tracks for added control.
Tip: You can also click Show Curves in the
track bar to display f unction curves.
See also
Track View Menu Bar (p age 2–500)
Curve Editor To olbars (page 2–513)
Dope S heet
Menu bar > Graph Editors > Track View - Dope Sheet
Menu bar > Graph Editors > New Track View > Modes >
Dope Sheet
Main toolbar > Curve Editor (Open) > Modes menu >
Dope Sheet
Right-click the selected obje ct in the vie w p ort > Curve
Editor > Modes > D ope Sheet
The Track View - Dope Sheet editor displays
keyframes over time on a horizontal graph.
This graphical display simplifies the process of
adjusting animation timing because you can see all
keys at once in a spreadsheet-like format.