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The Graph Editor displays several animation curves, one for each keyed
attribute of the ball. The animatable attributes for the ball are listed in
the left column. Specifically, it displays the attributes of the selected
transform node of the ball.
Each curve graphs how an attribute changes value during the animation.
The column of numbers at the left represents attribute values that can
be animated, while the row of numbers at the bottom represents time
(frame) values. At each point on the curve, you can see the value of an
attribute at a particular time. The small black squares on the curves
represent points where youve set keys.
2 Shift-Select only the Translate X and Translate Y attributes in the left
column of the Graph Editor.
Now only the animation curves for Translate X and Translate Y appear
in the Graph Editor.
This simplifies the display. With too many curves present, its hard to
see specific curves. When you use the Graph Editor, you usually focus on
one or a few curves.
3 To center the display of the animation curves, select View > Frame
Selection (in the Graph Editor window). If you want to see more detail
in the graph, use your mouse to dolly and track the graph view.
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