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Examples of controller icons
Cer t ain ty p es of cont rollers can contain other
controllers. Examples of these are Transform
Cont rollers and List Controllers.
Note: Controllers that have been applied to
objects via the Animation menu > Controllers
or Constraints submenus automatically have list
controllers assigned. Controllers assigned using
the Track View Cont roller menu or r i ght-click
Assign Controller choice on the quad menu do not
apply list controllers automatically.
Maps—Indicates map definitions. All branches
below a map definition are part of that map. This
includes values used by p aramet ric maps and
other map definitions that are part of a map tree.
Modifier—This icon indicate modifiers and
space warp bindings. Branches b elow a modifier
contain the modifiers sub-objects and parameters.
Controller Window Right-Click menu
Right-click any item in the Controller window
to display the right-click menu (page 2–516).
Use
Alt + right-click to displa y an alternate
navigation menu.
Hiera rchy R ight-Cli ck M enu
Main toolbar > Curve Editor (Op en) > Se lect an item in the
Track V iew controller window and right-click > Hierarchy
right-click menu
The Hierarchy right-click menu contains
quick-access commands for assigning, copying
and pasting controllers, accessing controller
properties, as well as tools for navigating,
expanding and collapsing the Hierarchy list of the
Cont roller window.
The Hierarchy right-click menu contains
quick-access commands for expanding and
collapsing the hierarchy.
Tip: Use Alt +right-click with quad menu tools to
expand and collapse selected t racks individually.
Tip: The Hierarchy right-click menu di splays
commands related to the highlighted item w hile
the
Alt +rig ht-click menu displays commands
related to the item cur rently located under your
mouse cursor.
Interfa ce
Select All—Selects all tracks that are visible in the
Hierarchy list. Collapsed items are not selec ted.