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500 Chapter 12: Animation
Lock s R ol lout
Make a selection. > Hierarchy panel > Link Info button
> Locks rollout
The Locks rollout contains controls that prevent
transforms along particular axes.
See also
Inherit Rollout (page 2–500)
Procedure
To lock all move transforms:
1.
Select an object in the viewports.
2. In the Locks rollout, turn on Mov e group > X,
Y, and Z .
Only rotate and scale transforms w il l work.
The object does not need to be part of a
hierarchy.
Inter face
X, Y, Z—Turn on any axis in the Move, Rotate, or
Scale g roup b ox to lo ck the axis. For example, if
Rotate > X and Y are turned on, you’ll b e able to
rotate the object only around the Z axis. All locks
arerelativetoanobject’slocalcoordinatesystem.
Inherit Rollout
Make a selection. > Hierarchy panel > Link Info button
> Inherit rollout
The Inherit rollout constrains the links between
a selected object and its parent for any axis of
position, rotation, or scale.
See also
Locks Rollout (page 2–500)
Procedure
To prevent inheri tance of X rotation in a hiera rchy:
• Select an object, then turn off X in the Rotate
group on the Inherit rollout.
Interfa ce
X, Y, Z—Turn of f any a xis i n t he Move, Rotate, or
Scale group boxes to prevent inheritance.
Whenyouturnonanaxis,transforminformation
passes f rom the parent to the child for that axis.
When you turn off an axis, t r ansform information
on that axis is ignored by the child.