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Track View Menu Bar 521
Track View Me nus
Track View > Menu bar
AmenubarappearsatthetopofTrackViewin
both Curve Editor and Dope Sheet modes and the
expanded track bar layout. The Track View menu
bar is contextual; it changes slightly between Curve
Editor and Dope Sheet mo des.
The commands available on the Track View menus
canalsobeaccessedontheCurveEditorandDope
Sheet toolbars. Certain tools, however, appear
only on the toolbars, and do not appear in the
menus.
Inter face
Modes—Lets you choose between Cur ve Editor
and Dope Sheet. See Modes Menu (page 2–521).
Controller—Assigns, copies, and pastes controllers,
and makes them unique. Here you also add
looping. See Controller Menu (page 2–521).
Tra cks—A dds Note and Visibility tracks. See
Tracks Menu (page 2–524).
Keys—Adds, removes, slides, and s cales keys. Also
includes soft selection, align to cursor, and snap
frame. See Ke ys Menu (page 2–524).
Curves—(Curve Editor only) Applies or removes
Ease and Multiplier curves. See Curves Menu (page
2–525).
Time—(D ope Sheet only) Adjusts time. See Time
Menu (page 2–526).
Opti ons —Controls the behavior (auto-expansion,
etc.) of the Hierarchy list window. Also contains
controls that improv e performance. See Options
Menu (page 2–526).
Display —Affects curve, icon, and tangent display.
See Display Menu (page 2–530).
View—Contains Pan and Zoom commands. See
View Menu (page 2–532).
Utilities—Randomizes or creates out-of-range
keys. Also selects keys by time and current value
editor. See Utilities Menu (page 2–533).
Modes Menu
Track View > Modes menu
Graph Editors menu > Track View - Dope Sheet > Modes
menu
Maintoolbar>CurveEditor(Open)>Modes
The Modes menu lets you switch between the
Curve Editor and D ope Sheet when working in
Track View.
Curve Editor—Displaysandallowsforeditingof
animation function curves.
Dope S heet—Displays animation as a spreadsheet
of keys available for editing.
Controller Menu
Graph Editors menu > Track View – Curve Editor >
Controller menu
Graph Editors menu > Track V iew – Dope Sheet >
Controller menu
Maintoolbar>CurveEditor(Open)>TrackView>
Controller menu
The Controller menu gives you tools for working
with controllers that are assigned to objects or
tracks when in the Curve Editor or Dope Sheet.
Assign—Lets you sele ct tracks and then assign a
controller to that selection. See Assign Controller
(page 2–546).