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Track View Workspace 505
Key window
The Key w indow displays the keys as either curves
or tracks. The tracks can be displayed as a box
graph of keys or range bars.
Keys displayed as box graph (Dope Sheet - Edit Keys mode)
Key Creation
Keys are created using a variety of m ethods. Keys
can be c reated by turning on Auto Key, moving the
time slider, and then transforming the objec t or
adjusting its parameters. Keys can also be created
by right-clicking the viewport time slider to access
the Create Key dialog. Keys can be created directly
in Track View using Add Keys. Finally, keys can be
created by tur ning on Set Key mo de, moving to
a desired f r ame, posing the object, then clicking
Set Key.
Key Display
Keys are displayed as points on the function
curves, or as boxes on the D ope Sheet. Keys on the
Dope Sheet are color-coded for easy identification.
When there are multiple tracks keyed at one f rame,
the boxes appear with bands of color to indicate
the shared key types. Key coloration is also used
to show soft selection of keys. Subfr a me keys
(key frames that fall between frames) are indicated
as narrow rectangles w ithin the boxes.
Colored keys with subframe display
Keysarealsodisplayedonthetrackbarbelowthe
view por t.
Keys displayed on the function curves have
tangency types. The tangency buttons found on
the Key Tangents toolbar can be used to change
the function curve keys. Use Custom tangenc y to
show editable curve handles. Use Step tangency
to freeze motion or create classic storyboard
pose-to-pose blocking.
Function cur ves can also be displayed below the
track bar.
Custom Tangency handles
Range Bars
IntheDopeSheet-EditRangesmode(when
animation keys have been created), range bars
display to indicate the range of time the animation
occurs. Tools specific to working with ranges
(position ranges and recouple ranges) c an be
found on the Ranges toolbar ( off by default).