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Copying and Pasting Motion Paths
It is possible to copy an entire motion path to the clipboard and then paste it onto another node
or path or composition.
Methods of copying and pasting motion paths:
 To copy a motion path: In the Inspector’s Modifiers tab, right-click on the path’s control
header and choose Copy from the contextual menu.
 To cut a motion path out of a node: In the Inspector, right-click on the path’s control
header and choose Cut from the contextual menu.
 To paste the copied path over another path: In the Inspector, right-click on the path’s
control header and choose Paste from the contextual menu.
When pasting a path, the old motion path will be overwritten with the one from the clipboard.
Removing Motion Paths
There are multiple ways to remove or delete a path, and they all involve a right-click contextual
menu. Removing a path modifier does not remove the object or the spline shape; it only
removes the animation from the object and the modifier from the Modifiers tab in the Inspector.
To remove a path, do one of the following:
 In the Modifiers tab, right-click over the Path1 header and choose Delete
from the menu.
 In the Inspector, right-click over the Center XY parameter and choose Remove Path1
from the menu.
 Right-click the center coordinate control in the viewer for the object you’re animating,
and choose Remove Path1 from the submenu of the NameOfObject; Center submenu.
Removing an entire motion path at once.
Recording Motion Paths
You can animate both of the control’s spatial and temporal information at the same time using
the Record mode. This is useful when both position and speed are crucial to achieve the
desired result.
Right-click on the desired path and select Record from the contextual menu. This displays a
submenu of available data that may be recorded.
Use the Record Time option in conjunction with the Draw Append mode to create complex
motion paths that will recreate the motion precisely as the path is drawn.
The time used to record the animation may not suit the needs of a project precisely. Adjust the
path’s Displacement spline in the Spline Editor to more correctly match the required motion.
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