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Properties (Track View Hierarchy) 519
Select All—
Selects all t racks that are v isible in the
Hierarchy list. Collapsed items are not selected.
Select Invert—Inverts the current Hierarchy list
selection.
Tip: Invertinganemptyselectionisthesameas
selecting all.
Select Children—Selects all objects descending
from the selection by highlighting their icon in the
Hierarchy list. Collapsed children are also selected.
Tip: You can also select an object’s children by
double-clicking its icon.
Select None—Deselects all visible object tracks
in the Hierarchy list. Does not apply to selected
objects in the scene (object icons remain
high lighted).
Proper t ies—See Properties (page 2–519).
Pr operties (Tr a ck Vi ew H ier a r chy )
Main toolb a r > Curve Editor (Op en) > Select an item in
the Track View contro ller window > Hierarchy Rig ht-click
menu > Properties
Graph Editors menu > Track View - Curve Editor > Track
View toolbar > Controller > Proper ties
Right-click an animated object in the viewport. > Curve
Editor > Right-click the Key window. > Properties
Motion panel > Assign Controller rollout > Right-click a
controller track. > Properties
Properties displays the Properties dialog for the
selected item in the Track View. For example, this
option displays the Key Info dialog for selected
keys, or the Sound Options dialog (page 2–520) if
youselectanitemintheSoundTrack.
Some controllers, such as Noise, use the Properties
dialog as their primar y interface for animating
parameters. Other cont rollers do not use the
Properties dialog at all, and in those cases it is
unavailable.
Procedures
To display proper ties for animation controllers:
1.
Select the controller track in the Controller
Window.
2. OntheControllermenuchooseProperties.
Or you can r ight-click and select Properties
from the Track View quad menu.
To dis play t he pr oper ti es d ia log for a B ezi er k ey :
The Bezier Controller is the default position
controller w hen an object is animated.
1. In the Track View K ey window, select an
object’s position key.
2. Right-click the key.
The controller dialog is displayed. The Key
Tangency choices are available from the dialog.
Tip: You can also change tangency handles
using the tools in the Key Tangents: Track View
toolbar .
To display the Sound Options dia log for adding a
sound tr ack:
1.
In the Track View Hierarchy, select the S ound
item.
2. Right-click and choose Properties.
The Sound Options dialog is displayed.
Youcanusethisdialogtoassignasoundfileto
theanimation,whichcanbedisplayedinTrack
View or the track bar .
To display the Sound Options dia log for adding a
sound tr ack:
1.
In the Track View Hierarchy, select the S ound
item.
2. On the Tools toolbar, click Properties,
orright-clicktheSoundlabelandchoose
Properties.
The Sound Options dialog is displayed.