Curve Editor 04: Tool Bars

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Grace (RL)	Grace (RL) Posted 7 Years Ago
Distinguished Member Group: Administrators Last Active: 3 days ago Posts: 497, Visits: 5.0K	Tangent Tools 1. Auto 2. Smooth 3. Spline 4. Linear 5. Step 6. Fast 7. Slow Auto Auto is a type of optimization where the selected lowest and highest value keys are slowed and everything in between become linear. Auto and Slow are the same under some circumstances, the main difference is that Slow will apply ease in and ease out on every selected key while Auto only applies slow on the lowest and highest value keys. Smooth The difference between Smooth and Auto is that Smooth will produce an arc in motion that can deviate from the original motion path. Spline Spline is different from other types of tangents in that it will preserve the same degree of curvature regardless of how the front and rear keys change. Other types will re-calculate with the changes in the before and after keys. The following descriptions for the illustrations will describe the changes in the curve tangents. Before and after keys set to Smooth experience drastic changes when the middle key is moved. Before and after keys set to Auto experience only slight changes when the middle key is moved. Before and after keys set to Spline experience no changes when the middle key is moved. Linear: Constant speed Step: Carry the current state until the next keyframe Fast: pick up speed when nearing a keyframe Slow: drop speed when nearing a keyframe PREVIOUS: 03 - UI Intro NEXT: 05 - Outliner Intro Edited 7 Years Ago by Grace (RL)
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Grace (RL)	Grace (RL) Posted 7 Years Ago
Distinguished Member Group: Administrators Last Active: 3 days ago Posts: 497, Visits: 5.0K	Handle Tools Handles allows for the adjustment of the tangents for the transition style to exaggerate or understate the animation. 1. Break 2. Unify 3. Show Handle Break Break lets one move both sides of the Handles independently of each other. Unify Unify forces both sides of the handle to reciprocate making it easier to preserve smooth transitions. Show Handle Toggle Show Handle to change the visibility of tangent handles. Multiple Editing Simultaneous manipulation of multiple selected handles are allowed. Edited 7 Years Ago by Grace (RL)
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Grace (RL)	Grace (RL) Posted 7 Years Ago
Distinguished Member Group: Administrators Last Active: 3 days ago Posts: 497, Visits: 5.0K	Curve Key Editing 1. Move 2. Add 3. Delete 4. Scale Move A key can be dragged around and when combined with the following key downs have different results: Shift + Drag = Move along the vertical value axis. Ctrl + Drag = Move along the horizontal time axis. Multiple Select Multiple Select can be accomplished by dragging out a rectangular marquee around the keys. Hold Ctrl to add and subtract from the current selection. Click on an empty space in the Graph Editor to deselect all the keys. Add Use the Add Key tool to add keys directly on the curve. The Add Key tool can be exited by switching to the Move tool. Hold Ctrl hotkey to show the crosshair lines for the cursor. When a key is applied, it is applied to all of the visible curves for the same frame. Delete Use one of the following ways to delete selected keys: Press the Delete key Use the Delete button in the toolbar Select Delete in the context menu Scale When two or more keys are selected, one can use the Scale mode which will be represented by a bounding box with four handlebars at its sides. Pull on one of the handlebars will perform scaling for the keys. You can also move the bounding box to move the keys encased inside. The pivot for the scale is based on the position of the opposite handlebar to the selected handlebar. Horizontal scale effects the speed of the animation while vertical scale effects the strength of the animation. Stats Bar > Frame / Value Frame and Value parameters will reflect the data for the selected Key. Changing these values will also change the positioning of the selected Key. Edited 7 Years Ago by Grace (RL)
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Grace (RL)	Grace (RL) Posted 7 Years Ago
Distinguished Member Group: Administrators Last Active: 3 days ago Posts: 497, Visits: 5.0K	Navigation Tools Horizontal and Vertical Line A: The Horizontal line displays the frames which stand for time. B: The Vertical line displays the RTS values: R: Rotation in angles T: Translation in centimeters S: Scale in percentages The smallest unit of a frame is 1; There are no decimal numbers or negative values. Pan Use the Pan mode to drag around the viewing area for the Graph Editor. Or hold Alt while in the Select mode to temporarily Pan the viewing area and let go of Alt to return to Select mode. Ctrl + Scroll The mouse wheel controls the vertical scrolling of the viewing area. While holding Ctrl, the mouse wheel starts to horizontally scroll the viewing area. Zoom Hold Alt while using the mouse wheel to activate zoom in and zoom out. The cursor position dictates the center pivot for the zoom. Zoom Time Under Zoom Time mode, the use of Alt+mousewheel will only contract and expand the horizontal time axis. Zoom Value Under Zoom Value mode, the use of Alt+mousewheel will only contract and expand the vertical value axis. Frame Clicking Frame will fit all of the visible graph according to the time range and value range. Frame Horizontal Clicking Frame Horizontal will fit all of the visible graph according to the time range. Frame Vertical Clicking Frame Vertical will fit all of the visible graph according to the value range.
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Grace (RL)	Grace (RL) Posted 7 Years Ago
Distinguished Member Group: Administrators Last Active: 3 days ago Posts: 497, Visits: 5.0K	Playheads Drag on the Playhead to change the Current Frame. Double click on an area in the Curve Editor to move the Playhead to the position of the cursor. Press the left and right arrow keys to move the Playhead back and forward one frame at a time. The Playheads are synced for the Timeline and Curve Editor which means when one is dragged the other follows.
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Grace (RL)	Grace (RL) Posted 7 Years Ago
Distinguished Member Group: Administrators Last Active: 3 days ago Posts: 497, Visits: 5.0K	Current Frame The Current Frame display is also an input field. Input for either the Curve Editor or Timeline will also change the Current Frame of the other.
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Grace (RL)	Grace (RL) Posted 7 Years Ago
Distinguished Member Group: Administrators Last Active: 3 days ago Posts: 497, Visits: 5.0K	Outliner Display Options The Outliner Display Options are mainly used to display the structure* of the selected asset in different ways to make the keying process more efficient. Outliner Display Options include: Filter Tree View List View For more information on the display differences, see here. "Structure" refers to RTS (Rotation, Translation, Scale)* and each respective XYZ axis. Edited 7 Years Ago by Grace (RL)
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Distinguished Member Group: Administrators Last Active: 3 days ago Posts: 497, Visits: 5.0K	Curve Editor 04: Tool Bars Outliner Display Options Current Frame Playheads Navigation Tools Curve Key Editing Handle Tools Tangent Tools Edited 7 Years Ago by Grace (RL)
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Curve Editor 04: Tool Bars

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