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Lock keys are useful when you want an object to be stationary, but smooth
interpolation is causing it to "wobble" on its stationary spot.
To create a lock key:
1 From the Customize menu, choose Customize User Interface.
2 On the Customize User Interface dialog, click the Quads tab, and then,
from the drop-down list at the upper right of the dialog, choose
Animation.
3 Click the top-left quadrant of the four gray squares that comprise the
quad menus.
The quad turns yellow.
4 In the Action list to the left, find Create Position Lock Key. Drag it to the
window on the right below any menu item. Choose Save and click OK
to apply this and close the dialog.
5 (Optional.) Select a key.
6 Alt+right-click the object you're animating.
NOTE The Auto Key button need not be on.
7 From the quad menu that appears, choose Create Position Lock Key .
You can also create keyboard shortcuts for these two commands. Create
Position Lock Key and Create Rotation Lock Key are main user interface
shortcuts. See Keyboard Shortcuts on page 7857.
Controlling Time
You create animation by changing your scene over time. You can exercise
great control over time, as follows:
■ How time is measured and displayed.
■ The length of the active time segment (the part of the animation in which
you're currently working).
■ How much time is covered by each rendered frame of your animation.
Other issues in the topics which follow describe how to move through time
and how to view animation in the viewports.
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