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562 Chapter 12: Animation
Randomize Keys Utility
Track View > U tilities menu > Track View Utilities >
Randomize Keys
Randomize Keys applies random offset values to
the times and/or values of selected keys.
Procedure
To use Randomize Keys:
1.
Highlight one or more keys, or a block of time,
in one or more tracks.
In Dope Sheet > Edit Keys mode, a ll selected
keys are affected. In Edit Ranges mode, the
keys in the selected tracks that are w ithin the
selectedrangeoftimeareaffected.InCurve
Editor mode, the selected keys on selected
cur ves are affected.
2. From the Utilities menu, choose Track View
Utilities, and then choose Randomize Keys.
The Randomize Keys utility is displayed.
3. By default, both Randomize Time and
Randomize Value are on. Turn off either if you
wish.
4. Set the +/- spinners to specify the desired range
of randomized offset.
5. Click Apply.
Inter face
Ra ndomize T ime—Randomly shifts values in time,
based on the spinner settings. For example, if the
+ spinner is set to 20, and t he - spinner is set to 10,
thevaluescouldshiftupasmuchas20,anddown
as much as 10.
+—The amount of random shift in a positive
direction.
-—The amount of random shift in a negative
direction.
Randomize Value—Randomly shif ts va lues, based
on the spinner settings.
+—The amount of random shift in a positive
direction.
-—The amount of random shift in a negative
direction.
Randomize group box—Yo u c a n ap p l y
randomization either with selected keys or with
selected time. When apply ing to selected keys, this
displays the message: "Al l selec ted keys." However,
when you select a block of time in Edit Time mode
(page 2–566), this message is displaye d: "Keys in
selected tracks that are in the range: n to n."
Apply —Applies the specified random offset va lues
to the selection. You can click this repeatedly for
more randomization.
Create Out of Range K eys Utility
Track View > Utilities men u > Track View Utilities > Create
Out of Range Keys
Create Out of Range Ke ys create s keys in the
out-of-range time of a track when the out of range
type is something other than Constant. It converts
the specified out-of-range area to a keyed area that
you can edit and adjust.
This utility works both in Curve Editor and Dope
Sheet modes.