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526 Chapter 12: Animation
• The existing animation values are
recalculated to produce a similar animation
with the new controller. For example,
replacing Position XYZ with Bezier Posit ion
closely preserves the animation.
• The existing animation values are discarded.
For example, replacing Smooth Rotat ion
with Noise Rotation discards the Smooth
Rotation animation values.
Inter face
Assign Controller—Choose a cont roller type f rom
the Assign Controllers dialog. Depending on
thetypeoftrackyouhaveselected,theChoose
Controller dialog displays a subset of the different
types of controllers.
Delete Controller
Main toolbar > Curve Editor (Open) > Select a deletable
track in the Controller Window. > R ight-click the toolbar
> Show Toolbars > Controllers: Track View > Delete
Controller.
Main toolbar > Ope n Track View > Select a deletable track
in the Track View Hierarchy. > Right-click on a blank area
of the Track View toolbars and choose Show Toolbars >
Controllers toolbar > Delete Controller.
Some node subcontrollers can b e deleted.
Visibility tracks, Image Motion Blur Multiplier,
Object Motion Blur, and On/Off are examples of
controllers that can be deleted. Most controllers,
however, are not deletable.
You can also delete a V isibility track by using
Tracks > Visibility Tracks > Remove.
Procedure
To delete a deletable controller:
1.
In the Controller window, select a deletable
controller.
2. On the Track View Cont rollers menu, choose
Delete Controller.
The controller is deleted.
Note: Most controllers cannot be deleted, only
replaced. The Delete Controller menu item is
available only if the controller track selected is
an applicable t ype.
Ignore Animation R ange
Track View - Dope sheet > Select a Controller track >
Controller menu > Ignore Animation Range
Ignore Animation Range allows a parametric,
non-keyable controller track to be active
throughout the entire length of the animation,
independent of the track’s current animation