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Select Keys By Time Utility 541
Select K eys B y T ime Utility
Track View > Utilities menu > Track View Utilities > Select
Keys by Time
The Select Keys By Time utilit y lets you select keys
w ithin a specified start and end range of time.
You can select a large range of time, w hich mig ht
be difficult to select using the mouse in the Track
View Key window for example.
This utility works in Curve Editor and Dope Sheet
Edit Keys modes.
Procedure
To use S elect Key s B y T ime:
1.
In the Controller window, high light the tracks
you want to work with.
2. On the Utilities menu choose >Track View
Utilities, then choose the Select Keys By Time
utility from the Track View Utilities dialog.
3. Set a range and click OK.
• Keys within the range in the highlighted
tracks are selected.
• If you select Clear Previous Selection, all
keys are cleared before the keys within the
time range are selected.
• In Dope Sheet, highlight a single track to
select all keys in the descendants of the track.
Inter face
Start Time—Specifies the start range for selecting
keys.
End T ime—Specifies the end range for selecting
keys.
The Start Time and End Time spinners are
activated to match the current time selection.
Clear Pr ev ious Sel ection—Clears al l keys before
keys within the specified time range are selected.
In Dope Sheet mode, highlight a single track to
select all keys in the descendants of the track.
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Current Value Editor
Track View > Utilitie s me nu > Track View Utilities > Track
View Utilities D ialog > Current Value Editor
The Current Value Editor gives you a way to use
numeric input to affect the values of the keys inside
the Track View windows.
Absolute and relative value editing let you
increment changes, or apply exact values. The
name of the controller whose values are being
changed appears above the axis choices.
This utility opens a dockable Current Value
w indow that works for either Dope Sheet - Edit
keys mode or Curve Editor. I t doesn’t work for
Edit Ranges.
Procedure
To us e the Current Va lue Editor to a pply a n
incremental change:
1.
Select the p os ition t r ack of an animated object.
2. Choose Utilities > Track View Utilities >
Current Value Editor .
3. Tu r n on Re lative.
4. Change the values for X, Y, or Z.
The numbers you enter add a relative increment
to the exist ing values.