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5.
Expand and activate the tracks you wish to alter.
For example you co uld select the Z Position
transform track of a bouncing Box object.
6. DragatimesegmentoutintheKeywindow.
AtooltipdisplaystheselectedStartandEnd
frame numbers interactively as you drag.
This selects the t ime segment including any
keys within it.
7. P erform any of the time tool operations
availablefromtheTimeMenuortheTime:
Dope Sheet toolbar.
Select Time
Track View > D ope Sheet > Time menu > Select Time
Track V iew > Dope Sheet > Time: Dope Sheet toolbar >
Select Time button
With Select Time you can specify a block of time
by dragging in the Key window. You can then apply
any of the following operat ions to the highli ghted
block (and any keys contained therein):
•
Delete Time (page 2–543)
• Cut Time (page 2–544)
• Copy Time (page 2–544)
• Paste Time (page 2–545)
• Reverse Time (page 2–546)
• Insert Time (page 2–546)
• Scale Time (page 2–546)
• Exclude Left End Point (page 2–547)
• Exclude Right End Point (page 2–548)
• Reduce Keys (page 2–548)
Procedure
To select time:
1.
In Dope Sheet mode, high light one or more
item labels in the Controller window to specify
tracks for time editing.
2. Onthetoolbar,clicktheSelectTime
button.
3. Drag in the keys window to specify time in the
selected tracks.
A beige bar between two yellow line s appears as
you d rag across the box g rid of t he Dope Sheet
Key window .
If a highlighted tr ack does not support time
operations, time selection in that track is
ignored.
After specifying a time range, you can perform
other t ime- and key- related operations.
Delete T ime
Track View > Dope Sheet > Specify a time block. > Time:
Dope Sheet toolbar > Delete Time button
UseDeleteTimetodeleteaselectedblockoftime
andanykeysinsidetheselectedblock.Keystothe
right of the deleted time move to the left.
Note: The deleted block is not copied to the
clipboard.
Procedure
To delete a block of time:
1.
In Dope Sheet mode, high light one or more
item labels in the Controller window to specify
tracks for time editing.
2. Use Select Time (page 2–543) to specify
ablockoftime.