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track bar below the t ime slider. Other options are
available on the
Time Configuration dialog (page
3–768)
in the Key Steps group.
When the A uto Key button on and you change
an object’s creation parameters or performed a
transform (page 3–1120)
,orchangeamaterial
or modifier applied to that object, the software
automatically creates a keyf r ame.
Key Mo de can respect al l keyframes, or you can
restrict it to move only to transform keys via the
Key Steps options on the Time Configuration
dialog. When Key Steps > Use TrackBar is on, Key
Mode jumps to keyfr ames of any type. When Use
TrackBarisoff,KeyModerespectsonlytransform
keys.
Pr ocedur es
To use Key Mode:
1.
Turn on Key Mode.
Thebuttonturnsbluewhenkeymodeis
active.
2. Use the
Previous Key (page 3–766)
and
Next Key (page 3–767)
buttons to move
from one keyframe to the next.
If you are not jumping to the keys, be sure the
object is selected in the viewport.
If you are still not jumping to the keys, configure
Key Mode to Use TrackBar, as described in the
following procedure.
To configure Key Mode:
1.
Click Time Configuration, or r ig ht-click
any animation-control button, including Key
Mode.
TheTimeConfigurationdialogopens.
2. Choose options in the Key Steps group.
IfyouturnonUseTrackBarandturnKeyMode
on, then clicking Next Key advances to the next
key for the selected object. This wi ll respect
every typ e of key that appears in the tr ack bar.
If you turn Use TrackBar off, only tr ansform
keys are used by key mode.
Time Configuration
Status bar > Tim e controls > Time Confi guration > Time
Configuration dialog
TheTimeConfigurationdialogprovidessettings
for frame rate, time display, playback, and
animation (page 3–1003)
.Youusethisdialogto
change the length of your animation, or stretch or
rescale it. You als o use it to set the start and end
frames of the
act ive time segment (page 3–998)
and your animation.
See also
Setting Time S egments (page 2–282)
Procedures
Todefinetheactivetimesegment:
1.
Click Time Configurat ion.
2. In the Time Configuration dialog > Animation
group, set Star t Time to specify the b eginning
of your active time segment.
3. Do one of the fol lowing:
• SetEndTimetospecifytheendofyour
active time segment.
• S et Leng th to specif y the amount of time in
theactivetimesegmentandautomatically
set the correct End Time.
You can enter positive or negative values
in any spinner, but you must u se the same
formatusedbythetimedisplay.