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A Displacement curve in the Spline Editor.
TIP: Holding down the Option key while clicking on the spline path in the viewer will
add a new point to the spline path without adding a Displacement keyframe in the
Spline Editor. This allows you to refine the shape of the path without changing the
speed along the path.
Using a Path Modifier to Adjust Orientation
The Heading parameter is used to adjust the orientation of the object along the path. For
instance, if you want the bee in our animation to auto-orient based on the direction of the path,
you can connect the bee’s angle to the Heading parameter.
To connect the Heading to an object’s angle:
1 Right-click over an object’s angle parameter in a Transform node.
2 Choose Connect To > Path > Header.
In our example comp, the Bee now auto-orients as the path descends and rises.
The Transform’s angle parameter connected to the path modifier’s Heading parameter.
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