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Figure 3: Click the ‘+’ symbol to display the F-Curve.
However, most of the time, you’ll probably want to edit F-Curves using the more spacious F-Curve
manager, where it can be easier to edit the curves accurately. In addition, the F-Curve manager
provides a number of commands that are not available in the Timeline. Also, when you open the
F-Curve manager, the F-Curve List (to the left of the display) is integrated by default. Among other
things, this list helps you to control which F-Curves are displayed in the F–Curve manager.
1. Curve has been made relative. 2. Tangent handles. 3. Current frame. 4. Clamped key.
5. End of sequence. 6. F-Curve list.
Manual mode and automatic mode
The F-Curve manager has two display modes: manual and automatic. A locked icon in the top right
corner of the manager indicates that the manager is in manual mode, while an open lock icon indicates
automatic mode is active.
The automatic mode, which is enabled by default, displays the F-Curves of the currently selected
objects, tags or materials. For example, if you want the F-Curves of three particular materials to
be displayed, multiple select these materials in the Material manager. Or to show the F-Curves of
particular objects, multiple select these objects in the Object manager or Timeline. Similarly, you can
select tags in the Object manager to display their F-Curves in the F-Curve manager.