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Paste Time 545
Pa st e T i me
Track V iew > Dope Sheet > Specify a time block. > Cut or
Copy Time > Specify a different time block. > Time menu
>Paste
Track V iew > Dope Sheet > Specify a time block. > Cut or
Copy Time > Specify a different time block. > Time: Dope
Sheet toolbar > Paste Time
Use Paste Time to paste a block of time from the
clipboard into one or more t racks.
The conditions for pasting time into a track are:
• Iftheblockoftimeontheclipboardisfrom
a single track, you can paste it into any track
using the same type of controller.
• Iftheblockoftimeontheclipboardisfrom
multiple tracks, y ou can paste it into a selection
of multiple tracks as long as the controllers for
theselectedtracksincludevalidtracktypes.
For example, position tracks in the clipboard
are pasted to position tracks in the selection.
If the above conditions are not met, the Paste Time
function has no effect.
Time editing is available only in Dope Sheet mode;
it is not available in the Function Curve Editor.
In Edit Time mode, you can copy and paste
controller tracks that have no animation keys.
Whenatrackhasnokey,itsvalueatframe0
is used. You must select a block of time b e fore
cutting or past ing; otherwise the time is ignored.
Relative and Absolute Pasting
Thevaluesofallthepastedkeysareadjusted
so t hat the first pasted key has a value equal to
thevalueatthetimeoftheinsertionpoint.For
example, the value of the controller at frame 50
is 10. The clipboard holds three keys spanning
50 frames with values 20, 30, and 40. When you
pastethethreekeysatframe50,thefirstkeyhasa
value of 20, but the insertion point has a value of
10. 3ds Max subtracts 10 from the pasted key to
maintain the value at the insertion point. 3ds Max
then subtracts 10 from the remain ing pasted keys,
resulting in three pasted keys valued at 10, 20, and
30. In addition, any keys after the insertion range
are a lso adjusted by the net change over the range
being pasted. The net change is the value of the
last key pasted minus the value of the first key
pasted. In this case 40-20=20. Every key af ter the
insertion point is increased by 20.
Procedure
To paste time into tracks:
1.
In Dope Sheet mode, after using Cut Time
(page 2–544)
or Copy Time (page 2–544) ,
highlight one or more item labels in the
Cont roller window to specify tracks for pasting.
2. Use Select Time (page 2–543) to specify
ablockoftime.
3. ClickthePasteTimebuttonontheTime:
Tra ck View to ol bar.
The Paste Track dialog opens.
4. In the Paste Track dialog, choose Paste Absolute
or Paste Relative, and then click OK.
Interfa ce
Options on the Paste Track dialog are as follows:
Pas t e Ab s ol ut e —Replaces the current animation
values with the values in the clipboard. Use this
method when you want to replace one animated
effect with another.