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In such cases, use the 4+drag short-cut to move the F-Curves closer together in the F-Curve manager
so that Frame All will include all of the curves without having to zoom out so far (see Figure 2). Now
you will be able to see the details of each curve relative to each other without affecting the animation.
Edit the F-Curves as desired. Likewise, you can use the 5+drag short-cut to scale the F-Curves in
relative mode.
Figure 1: After choosing Frame All. Here it is
difcult to edit the curves because they are
zoomed out so far they appear at.
Figure 2: The Position.Z curve has been
moved and scaled in relative mode using
the 4+drag and 5+drag short-cuts. Now
editing is much easier.
When you move and scale F-Curves in relative mode, the real values of the keys are not changed. All
that you’re doing is moving and scaling the F-Curves closer to each other so that you don’t have to
scroll and zoom each time you want to edit a different F-Curve.
F-Curves that you’ve moved or scaled in this way are indicated by an ‘R’ just to the left of the F-Curve
(see Figure 2). Keep in mind that the real values of these relative F-Curves no longer correspond to the
values along the X-axis and Y-axis of the F-Curve manager. To return a relative F-Curve to its normal
state so that its values once again correspond to the F-Curve manager’s X-axis and Y-axis, use the
Reset Relative command.
F-Curve List
Using this list, you can quickly control which elements’ F-Curves are displayed in the F-Curve manager.
By default, the F-Curve List is integrated into the F-Curve manager, which you open by choosing
Window > F-Curve Manager from the main menu. If the F-Curve List isn’t displayed in the F-Curve
manager, open it by choosing Edit > F-Curve List from the F-Curve manager’s menu.
As with the Object manager, click the hierarchy symbol (‘+’ or ‘–’) to open or close a hierarchy. Select
the F-Curves that you want to be displayed in the F-Curve manager.
 To select an F-Curve, click its name.
 To add an F-Curve to the selection, Shift-click its name.
 To remove an F-Curve from the selection, Ctrl-click its name.
You can also select object names, in which case all of the object’s F-Curves are selected. In addition,
you can drag a selection rectangle over F-Curves and/or objects to select them. If you hold down
Shift while you drag the selection rectangle, the elements within the rectangle will be added to the
selection.