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Scale XYZ Controller 371
Scale XYZ Controller
Main toolbar > Curve Editor (Open) > Select a scale track
in the Track View hi erarchy > Track View menu bar >
Controller menu > Assign > Scale X YZ
Graph Editors > Track View – Curve Editor > Select a scale
track in the Track View hierarchy > Track View menu bar >
Controller menu > Assign > Scale X YZ
The Scale XYZ controller has independent
float controllers for each scale axis of an object’s
transform. With three separate tracks for sca le, you
can create scale keys for each axis independently,
change interpolation settings for a single axis, or
assign a controller on an axis. For example, after
applying a Scale XYZ controller, you could apply a
Noise or Waveform controller to an axis to animate
that axis independently.
The Scale XYZ controller assigns three keys (one
for each axis), by default. In previous versions of
the software, you had to edit the keys manually in
order to create explicit axis keys. However, there
are now actions available from the Customize User
Interface dialog (page 3–792) that let you create
explicit axis keys (page 2–297).
Tip: Open Track View to view and edit the three
scale tracks.
Procedure
Example: To assign the Scale XY Z controller to an
obj ect:
1.
IntheTopviewport,createasphere.
2. Right-click over the sphere and choose Curve
Editor f rom the quad menu.
Track View - Cur ve Editor opens w ith the
sphere as the first item in the hierarchy.
3. In the Track View hierarchy, click the Scale
track.
4. From the Track V iew menus, choose Controller
> Assign and select Scale XYZ f rom the Assign
Cont roller dialog.
Three tracks are displayed and are available to
control the object’s scale.
5. In the Track View hierarchy, click the Z Scale
track, click Controller > Assign from the Track
View menus, and then choo se Noise Float from
the dialog.
The Noise Controller dialog automatically
displays.
6. Click Play. The sphere changes scale along the
Z ax is, controlled by the Noise controller.
Interfa ce
After applying the Scale XYZ controller to an
object, Sca le XYZ parameters appear in a rollout
on the Motion panel.
Scale Ax is—Adjusts an axis using cont rols in the
Motion panel > Key Info rollout.
Anaxisshouldalreadyhaveakeytoadjust. To
createkeys,eitherturnonAutoKeyandscalethe
object, or click S cale in the Create Key group on
the PRS Parameters rollout.