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Utilities Menu 511
when Track View is in Dope Sheet mode. The
commands on the Time menu are available only
when Edit Keys is on. If you are using Edit Ranges,
these commands will not be accessible. If you
are using Edit Keys, once you select a time range,
the remainder of the time menu commands will
become available for use.
Select—Select a time range.
Insert—Add blank periods of time into a selected
range.
Cut—Remove a time selection.
Co py—Copy a time selection. Includes any keys
within the time selection
Pas te—Duplicates a copied or cut selection.
Reverse—Rearranges the order of keys within a
time range, flips time from back to start.
Utilities M enu
Graph Editors menu > Track View - Curve Editor > Utilities
menu
Graph Editors menu > Track View - Dope S heet > Utilities
menu
Main toolbar > Curve Editor (Open) > Utilities menu
The Utilities menu gives you access to the Track
View Utilities dialog. The dialog shows a list of
tools you can use when working with keys. This
menu is av ailable in both Curve Editor and Dope
Sheet modes.
Randomize Keys—Changes the values of selected
keys randomly based on range thresholds. Use this
on either values or time.
Cr e a te Ou t o f Rang e Keys—Creates new keys for
selected tracks based on Out-of-Range Parameters.
Adjust the samples value to change the granularity
of the key creation.
Select K eys by Time—Allows you to select the
keys within a time range. Turn off Clear Previous
Selection to create discontinuous selection sets.
Soft Selection Settings Manager—Displays a soft
selection dialog at the bottom of the Track View
window. See
Soft Selection Settings (page 2–510) .