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Copying and Pasting Controllers
Right-click any blank area on the Track View toolbars, then choose Show
Toolbars > Controllers: Track View. This displays the Controller toolbar with
buttons for quick access to controller tools.
Click Copy and Paste on the Track View toolbar to copy and
paste controllers. For a general discussion of using Copy and Paste, see
Copying
and Pasting Items
on page 3645.
To copy and paste controllers in the Curve Editor, select the controller track
to copy, then right-click and choose Copy from the Track View quad menu.
Navigate the Hierarchy list to the target object, select the track, right-click
and choose Paste.
Rules for using Copy and Paste are as follows:
■ You can copy only single controllers. Compound controllers like List or
PRS Transform controllers are considered single controllers for Copy and
Paste operations.
■ You can paste a copied controller into one or more controllers using the
same data type.
■ You can choose to make an instance or a copy of the pasted controller.
■ You can choose to convert other controller instances in the scene
automatically.
Clicking Paste displays the Paste dialog, with three controls for determining
how the Paste operation is carried out.
Copy Pastes the controller as a copy.
Instance Pastes the controller as an instance of the source controller. Any
change you make to either controller will affect the other.
For example, you can paste a box's Length controller as an instance into its
Height and Width parameters. This makes the box a cube. Changing either
of the Length, Width, or Height parameters changes the other two.
Paste Target: Replace All Instances When selected, all instances of the target
controller receive the paste controller, whether or not they are selected. This
keeps all instances of the target controller as instances. When off, the target
controller is made unique and the remaining instances are unchanged.
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