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2 In the Curve Editor select the track you want to loop.
3
Click Parameter Out-of-Range Types to select how your animation
behaves outside the time covered by the range bar.
4 Choose the type of out of range type you want in the dialog, then close
it and play the animation. The Curve editor will display the loop or cycle
with a dotted line.
TIP You can create keys from the out of range type by using the Track View
Utilities > Create Out of Range Keys.
Procedures
To use Parameter Out-of-Range Types to create a loop:
1 Create a Box primitive on the left side of the Front viewport.
2 Turn on Auto Key and move the time slider to frame 10.
3 Move the box to the right side of the Front viewport.
4 Open Track View, right-click Filters, and then select Animated Tracks
Only.
5 Choose the Position track for the box in the Track View Hierarchy, and
then click Parameter Curve Out-of-Range types.
6 In the Parameter Curve Out-of-Range Types dialog, select Ping Pong for
both the in and out types and then click OK.
7 Click Play in the Viewport Controls.
The box moves back and forth repeatedly.
While the animation is playing, experiment by adjusting the keys in the
Curve Editor, or in the Dope Sheet.
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