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Using Set Key Mode 281
out poses in the viewport (transform the objects,
change parameters, and so forth).
When you like what you see, click the
large Set Keys button or press
K on the keyboard
to set a key. If you don’t do this, no keys are set.
If you move to another point in time, your changes
are lost and have no effect on your animation.
For example, if you find that you have a posed
character, but at the wrong frame in time , you can
hold down
Shi f t and the right-mouse button and
dragthetimeslidertothecorrectframewithout
losing your pose.
Using S et K ey with Inverse K inematics
Choosing IK Parameters in Key Filters allows you
to use Set Key to keyfr ame inverse kinematics.
This lets you set keys for IK goals and end effecto rs
usingSetKeyaswellasotherIKparameterssuch
as Swivel Angle or Twist.
Asalways,whenusingSetKey,youcanselectively
keyframe tracks by combining Keyable icons in
Track View with Key Filters.
SetKeydoesn’tcurrentlysupportIK/FKEnabling,
sodon’ttrytokeyframetheEnablebuttonusing
the Set Key button or the keyboard shortcut. U se
the Auto Key metho d when you want to work with
IK/FK blending.
Using S et K ey with Materia ls
If you select Materials in Key Filters, you can use
Set Key to create keys for materials. B e forewar ned
that you need to use Keyable Icons to limit the
tracks which get keyed. If you simply turn on
Materials and set a key , you will place keys on
every Material t r ack, something you probably
don’twanttohavehappen.
Using S et K ey with Modifier s and Object
Par a met er s
When you want to set a key on an object’s
parameters, and you have the Object Parameters
Key Filter selected, every parameter will receive
a key, unless you have turned off the parameter
track in the Controller window of Track View
using Keyable icons. It might be easier to simply
Shi f t +r ight-click the parameter spinner to set
the key.
Also make sure b oth Modifiers and Object
ParametersareturnedonintheFilters dialog
(page 2–542) when you are keyf raming a modifier
gizmo.
Additi onal Set Key Tools
Additional Set Key Tools are found in the
Customize User Interface dialog (page 3–792).On
the Keybo ard p anel, choose Set Key Tools from
the Category field. Here, you can set keyboard
shortcuts to clear the set key buffer, as well as
create keys on just a single axis for a transform.
Using S et Key wit h S ub-Object An imat ion
When using Set Key with sub-object animation,
you must first assig n a controller before creating a
key. Sub-objects do not have a default controller
assigned upon creation. The controller is assigned
by animating at the sub-object level.
Ot her M ethods to S et Keys
You can also set position, rotation, and scale
keys by right-clicking the Frame Indicator of the
time slider. To set keys on parameters that have
spinners, hold down the
Shif t key and right-click
to set a key using the exist ing parameter value.
Procedures
To use Set Key animation:
1.
Turn on the Se t Ke y button.