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Block Key Properties Dialog
Relative Motion Toggles between relative and absolute motion.
Start, End Set the first and last frames for this instance of the block (this scales
the block instance).
Procedures
Example: To create a block:
1 Animate two objects moving in the viewports. Make the final keyframe
for the objects frame 10.
2 Open Track View — Dope Sheet.
3 On the Track View hierarchy, expand Global Tracks, expand Block
Control, and then select Available.
Available is the track below the Block Control track.
4 From the Track View toolbar, choose Controller menu > Assign, select
Master Block in the dialog, and then click OK.
The Master Block Parameters dialog automatically displays.
5 Click Add on the Master Block Parameters dialog.
6 On the Track View Pick dialog, expand the tracks for the two animated
objects.
7 While holding down Ctrl, click the X,Y,Z Position tracks for both objects,
and then click OK.
8 On the Block Parameters dialog, type a name in the name field.
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