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track bar below the time slider. Other options are
available on the Time Configuration dialog (page
3–725) in the Key Steps group.
When the Auto Key button on and you change
an object ’s creation parameters or performed a
transform (page 3–1026),orchangeamaterial
or modifier applied to that object, the software
automatically creates a keyf r ame.
Key Mode can respect all key frames, or you can
restrict it to move only to transform keys via the
Key Steps options on the Time Configuration
dialog. When Key Steps > Use TrackBar is on, Key
Mode jumps to keyframes of any ty p e. When Use
TrackBarisoff,KeyModerespectsonlytransform
keys.
Pr ocedur es
To use Key Mode:
1.
Turn on Key Mo de.
Thebuttonturnsbluewhenkeymodeis
active.
2. Use the Previous Key (page 3–723)
and Next Key (page 3–724) buttons to mov e
from one keyframe to the next.
If you are not jumping to the keys, be sure the
object is selected in the viewport.
If you are still not jumping to the keys, configure
Key Mode to Use TrackBar, as described in the
following procedure.
To configure Key Mode:
1.
Click Time Configuration, or rig ht-click
any animation-control button, including K ey
Mode.
TheTimeConfigurationdialogopens.
2. Choose options in the Key Steps group.
IfyouturnonUseTrackBarandturnKeyMode
on, then clicking Next Key advances to the next
key for the selected object. This will respect
every type of key that appears in the track bar.
If you t urn Use TrackBar off, only tr ansform
keys are used by key mode.
Time Configuration
Status bar > Time controls > Time Configu ration > Time
Configuration dia log
TheTimeConfigurationdialogprovidessettings
for frame rate, time display, playback, and
animation (page 3–909).Youusethisdialogto
change the length of your animation, or stretch or
rescale it. You also use it to set the start and end
frames of the active time seg ment (page 3–904) and
your animation.
See also
Setting Time Segments (page 2–286)
Procedures
Todefinetheactivetimesegment:
1.
Click Time Configuration.
2. In the Time Configuration dialog > Animation
group, set Star t Time to specify t he beginning
of your active time segment.
3. Do one of the following:
• SetEndTimetospecifytheendofyour
active time segment.
• S et Length to specify t he amount of time in
theactivetimesegmentandautomatically
set the correct End Time.
You can enter positive or negative values
in any spinner, but you must use the same
formatusedbythetimedisplay.