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an animation controller, the first CV acquires
it too.
Fused CVs display in purple by default.
To unfuse fused CVs:
1.
Select the f used CV.
2. Click Unfuse.
NowyoucanmoveandeditthetwoCVs
independently.
To tr ans for m a r egion:
1.
Using sub-object selection, select one or more
CVs for the center of transformation.
2. Tur n on S of t S elec t ion.
3. Trans for m the CV.
A region around the selected CV is transformed
accordingly.
Move is the most common transform to use.
Rotate and Scale can be used w ith a non-local
transform center.
Tip: If Soft Selection appears not to be working,
theFalloffvaluemightbetoosmallforthesize
of your surface. On the
Soft Selection rollout
(page 1–1148)
,increasethevalueofFalloffsoit
encompasses other points or CVs.
Inter face
In addition to the CV rollout described here, the
Curve CV sub-object level also displays the
Soft
Selection rollout (page 1–1148)
.
Selection group
Curve sub-object selection controls
Single CV—(The default.) When on, you can select
individual CVs by clicking, or groups of CVs by
dragging a region.
All CVs—When on, clicking or dragging selects all
the C Vs in the curve.
Name—Showseither"NoCVsselected","Multiple
CVs selected", or "CurveName(index)", where
"CurveName" is the name of the CV’s parent
curve, and "index" is the CV’s U location along the
length of the curve. You can’t edit the Name field
to customize the names of CVs.
IfCVsarefused,theNamefieldshowsthename
of the first CV.
Weigh t—Adjusts the weight of the selected CVs.
Yo u c a n u s e a C V ’ s
weight to adjust the CV’s effect
on the curve. Increasing the weight pul ls the curve