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Block Controller 315
To remove an inserted block:
• Click to select the block, then press Delete .
Inter face
Inserted blocks appear in the Key window to the right of the
MasterBlock controller in the hierarchy under Global Tracks.
B lock Control t ra ck—Displays in Track View under
Global Tracks.
To create a MasterBlock Control, expand Block
Control, select Available, and choose Controller >
Assign.
MasterBlock Track—Displays in Track View after
you assig n a Master Block controller to an available
track.
You can r ight-click the track in the Key window.
This displays a pop-up menu that shows the name
of blocks that have been created. Choosing a block
inserts the block in t o the MasterBlock track. The
dialog also has an entry, Properties, that displays
the Master Block Parameters dialog.
In the MasterBlock track, inser ted blocks display
as colored rectangles. The name of the block
appears at the center. In the lower left and right
corners are keys that indicate the b eginning and
end of the block’s animation. Below the name of
theblockistheletter“R”forrelative,or“A”for
absolute. Click and drag the center of a block to
move it in time. Select a key in the corner of a
Blocktomoveoneedgeoftheblock(scaletime).
Right-clickaninsertedlocktodisplaytheBlock
Key Properties dialog (described below).
MasterBlock Subtrack s
Below the main MasterBlock track are subtracks.
The first of these is always Blend. The remaining
subtracks a re initially copies of the tracks used to
create the block.
Blend track —Lets you animate the influence of
theblock. Youcanreducetheblock’sinfluence
by creating Blend keys w ith values less t han 1.0.
Default=1.0.
Block -specific subtrack s—Display the block name
and its associated tracks. Initially these are copies
ofthetracksusedtocreatetheblock.Youcanedit
keysonthesetrackstochangetheblock’sbehavior.
B l ock Key P r op ert i es D i a lo g
Relative Motion—Togg les between relative and
absolute motion.
Start, End—Setthefirstandlastframesfor
this instance of the block (this scales the blo ck
instance).