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Curve Editor
CurveEditor - The CurveEditor allows the user to
create and modify animations. Select the object to be
animated. Scrubbing through the CurveEditor`s
Timeline the RenderView will render the playback
settings defined in the CurveEditor, including Motion
Blur settings, FOV and others.
Buttons Tab
Key All - creates a key at the current
frame for all object attributes listed in
the CurveEditor`s scenegraph.
Key Sel - creates a key at the current frame for the selected attributes in the
CurveEditor`s scenegraph.
Conv Key - creates a keyframe for all parametrs at the time position with the
existing spline values.
Move - Left Mouse Drag to moves selected keys. Keys can be moved in
horizontal and vertical direction.
Press CTL+Y to lock the key movement to the vertical axis.
Moving a key on the vertical axis changes the attributes value.
Press CTL+X to lock the key movement to the horizontal axis.
Moving a key on the horizontal axis changes the key`s frame time.
Ins - inserts a key at a specific position and value. To insert a key press Left
Mouse button. Keys can be inserted when only a single parameter is selected.
Del - deletes a key. To delete keys, press Left Mouse bottom.
Block - a Block is a bin, in which animations can be stored. When a animation is
created it can be stored in a Block. It can be accessed and edited at any time
later. Furthermore Blocks can be used in the ClipEditor to arrange more complex
animations. All objects can have an unlimited amount of Blocks. Each Block has
the length of the first keyframe position to the last keyframe position. When a
Block is selected the keyed animation curves will be drawn in the CurvesGraph.
To create an Animation Block press the Block button.
Curve Tangents - Tangents describe the entry and exit of curve segments from
a key. This menu operates on the shape of curve segments around selected
keys.
Constant
Specifying a stepped tangent creates an animation curve whose out tangent is a
flat curve.
The curve segment is flat (horizontal), so the value changes at the key without
gradation.
Linear
Specifying a linear tangent creates an animation curve as a straight line joining
two keys. If the in and out tangent is linear, the curve segment before and
behind the key is a straight line.
Flat
Sets the in and out tangents of the key to be horizontal (with a slope of 0
degrees). When a ball reaches its ascent, it hangs in the air for a brief time