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564 Chapter 12: Animation
Relative Repeat—
Repeats the same animation as
w ithin the range but offsets each repetit ion by the
value at the end of the range. Use Relative Repeat
to create animations that build on each other as
they repeat.
Freeze Non-S elected Cu rv es
Track View > Curve Editor > Display menu > Show
Non-Selected Curves > Freeze Non-Selected Curves
Freeze Non-Selected Cur ves makes all
non-hig hlighted curves uneditable. Default=On.
Freeze Non-Selected Curves is a selection modifier
and has the following propert ies:
• Non-hig hlighted curves display as dashed lines.
• Youcanmanipulateverticesonhighlighted
cur ves only in the Edit window.
• You highlight other curves by clicking their
icons in the Hierarchy list.
Turn Freeze Non-Selected Cur ves off when
youwanttobeabletoeditmultiplecurves
withouthavingtoselectthemall.TurnFreeze
Non-Selected Curves On w hen you have
multiple vertices on multiple curves all in the
same place.
Procedure
Ex ample: To f reeze non-selected cur ves:
1.
Animate an object’s position.
2. From the Graph Editors menu, choose Track
View - Curve Editor. On the Settings menu,
make sure Auto Expand > Selected Objects
Only/Transforms/XYZ Components are all on.
The X/Y/Z position tracks are all highlighted,
and their curves appear in the Key window. You
candragkeysonanycurve.
3. OntheDisplaymenu,makesureHide
Non-Selected Curves is on. This is the default
setting.
4. In the Hierarchy list, click the X Position track
icon.
Now only the red X Position curve is visible.
5. FromtheDisplaymenu,chooseShow
Non-Selected Curves.
The other two curves reapp ear, and are editable.
6. From the Display menu, choose Freeze
Non-Selected Curves.
The Y Position and Z Position curves remain
visible, but display as dashed lines.
7. Position the mouse cursor over a vertex on the
Y Position or Z Position cu rve.
The cursor doesn’t change to a crosshair,
indicating that you can’t modify the vertex.
8. In the Hierarchy list, click the Y Position track
icon and then Z Position track icon.
All three remain v isible, but in each case the
two non-highlighted tracks display as dashed
lines, and are not editable.
Status Bar / V iew Controls
Track View > S t atus Bar/View Controls
U se the Status Bar/View Controls to control the
Track View Key window and view or enter frame
and key va lues on the Track View status bar.
Track Selection: Track View toolbar
Navigation: Track View toolba r