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5 Right-click on either one of the selected names.
A drop-down list appears.
6 From the drop-down list, choose Key Selected.
Key Selected sets a keyframe for the selected attributes only.
To set the remaining keyframes for the parent constraint weights, use the table
below as a guide, keeping in mind that you set the attributes in the following
order:
Set the frame using the TimeSlider.
Set the parent constraint attributes in the Channel Box.
Right-click on the selected names and select Key Selected.
SelectSet attributeSelectFrame
key selectedArmControl W0: 0CargoBox parent-
Constraint
1
Platform W1: 0
key selectedArmControl W0: 0CargoBox parent-
Constraint
59
Platform W1: 0
key selectedArmControl W0: 1CargoBox parent-
Constraint
60
Platform W1: 0
key selectedArmControl W0: 1CargoBox parent-
Constraint
120
Platform W1: 0
key selectedArmControl W0: 0CargoBox parent-
Constraint
121
Platform W1: 1
To playback the animation using the playback controls
1 Click play on the TimeSlider playback controls to play back the animation.
The mechanical arm moves through the motion of the animation and
picks up and moves the cargo box to the new location.
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