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Tracks Menu 509
Tracks Me nu
GraphEditorsmenu>TrackView-CurveEditor>Tracks
menu
Graph Editors menu > Track View - Dope Sheet > Tracks
menu
Main toolbar > Curve Editor (Open) > Tracks menu
There are two types of special t racks that can be
accessed from the Tracks menu.
Note Tracks —Lets you add or remove note tracks
to your scene. Note tracks can be used for variety
of purposes to add information to any track in
Track View. S ee
Add Note Track (page 2–530) .
V isibility Tracks—Lets you add or remove visibility
tracks to objects your scene. You can also keyframe
visibility by changing the visibility parameter in
theObjectPropertiesdialogwhenAutoKeyison.
See
Add Visibility Track (p age 2–533) .
Keys Menu
Track View Curve Editor or D ope Sheet > Keys menu
The commands on the Keys menu give you control
over keys when working in either the Curve Editor
ortheDopeSheet.
Add K eys—Adds keys in the Curve Editor or Dope
Sheet. See
Add Keys (Dope Sheet) (page 2–537) .
Reduce K eys—Reduces the amount of keys on
cur ves, or in edit keys mode in Dope Sheet. See
Reduce Keys (page 2–548) .
Move—Moves keys either vert ical ly (in value)
or horizontally (in time). See
Move Keys (Dope
Sheet) (page 2–535)
or Move Keys (Curve Editor)
(page 2–556)
.
Slide—Moves keys, and adjacent keys slide away
to make room for the move. See
Slide Keys (page
2–535)
.
Scale Values—Proportionally increase or decrease
the key values (in space, not t ime). Use in
combination with the Scale Value Origin Slider.
See
Scale Values (page 2–557) .
Scale K eys - Time—Proportionally increase or
decrease the key values (in space, not time). Use
in combination with the Scale Value Origin Slider.
See
Scale Keys - Time (page 2–536) .
Use S of t S elect —When tur ned on, affects keys
adjacent to a selection set of keys according to a
falloff threshold. Works on Curves and D ope Sheet
edit keys mode. See
Use Soft Select (page 2–509) .
Soft S elect Settings—UseSoftSelectSettingsto
display the dialog that lets you control the falloff
range of the soft selection. Select some keys, then
watch the Track View Key window while you
adjust the range value. See
Soft Selection Settings
(page 2–510)
.
Align to Cursor—Proportionally increases or
decreases the key values (in space, not t ime). Use
in combination with the Scale Value Origin Slider.
See
Align to Cursor (page 2–533) .
Snap Frames—When this is on, keys always snap to
frames. When off, you can move keys to sub-frame
positions. See
Snap Frames (page 2–532) .
Use S of t S elect
Track View menu bar > Keys > Use Soft Select
When turned on, Use S oft Select affects keys
adjacent to a selection set of keys according to a
falloff threshold. It works in both Curve E ditor
keys and Dope Sheet Edit Keys mo des.
To adjust the Soft Selection range and falloff,
choose Soft Select Settings on the Keys menu.