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create a selection set of tracks for which y ou
want to prevent animation. This can be for one
or m ultiple objects
Tip: Yo u c a n h o l d d o w n t h e S H I F T k e y t o s e l e c t
a group of sequential tracks at once. Alternately
you can hold down the ALT key to select all
tracks at the same level as a given track at once.
Note: If you select just a parent track such as
P osition, Controller > Keyable will toggle all of
its sub-tracks, even if they’re not selected.
2. From the Controller menu, choose Keyable.
The selected tracks are now defined as keyable.
3. FromtheDisplaymenu,chooseKeyableIcons.
The keyable icon appears next to the tracks.
Theiconappearsredforthetracksthatare
keyable, and black for the ones that are not.
Tip: Usethesameproceduretomakemultiple
tracks not keyable. The Controller > Keyable
command togg les the keyability of the tracks.
Note: If you have a mixed keyable situation it
wil l toggle the state of the first t rack and then
set all remaining tracks to match the value of
the first track
Hide/Show Non-Sel ected Cur ves
Maintoolbar>CurveEditor(Open)>Display>Hide
Non-Select ed Curves or Show Non -Selected Curves
Thesecommandseitherhideorshowfunction
curves that are not selected in the controller
window.
When Hide Non-Selected Curves is on (the
default), the curve will disappear when another
track is chosen.
When Show Non-Selected Curves is on, the
curve will still b e visible in the Key window when
another track is chosen.
IfyouturnonShowNon-SelectedCurves,then
youcanalsouseFreezeNon-SelectedCurves.This
allows you to see the other cur ve but not edit it
inadvertently.
Controller Menu
Graph Editors menu > Track View – Curve Editor >
Controller menu
Graph Editors menu > Track V iew – Dope Sheet >
Controller menu
Maintoolbar>CurveEditor(Open)>TrackView>
Controller menu
The Controller menu gives you tools for working
with controllers that are assigned to objects or
tracks when in the Curve Editor or Dope Sheet.
Assign—Lets you select tracks and then assign a
controller to that selection. See
Assign Controller
(page 2–523)
.
Delete Controller—Lets you delete cer tain
controllers, that can ’t otherwise be replaced
(Visibility tracks, Image Motion Blur Multiplier,
Object Motion Blur, On/Off). See
Delete
Cont roller (page 2–526)
.
Keyable—Toggles the ability to be keyed of selected
controller tracks. Use this w ith the Show Keyable
button on the toolbar to see whether a track is
keyable.
Co py—Puts a copy of the selected con troller track
into the Track View buffer. See
Copy Controller
(page 2–522)
.
Pas t e—Copies the controller track in the Track
View buffer onto the selected track of another
object or objects. You ha ve the option of pasting
as a copy or as an instance. See
Paste Controller
(page 2–523)
.