Curve Editor

This window is used to edit animation curves.

1. Menus

   This command menu is for the Curve Editor.

2. Graph Display Area

   This area is used to display and edit animation curves.

   Select the slope and other items to be edited by using the left mouse button to specify a range. The display area of the graph can be moved by dragging while pressing the space key and the left mouse button. The scale of the graph can be changed by dragging while pressing the space key and the right mouse button.

3. Animation Curves

   The segment to be changed by editing keys is displayed using a white line.

   Key and slope edits are applied to the animation curve display in real time.

4. Selected Key Frame

   The key frame that is the adjustment target.

   During key-frame selection, the key-frame point can be moved by dragging while holding down the right mouse button. When moving a key frame point by holding down the SHIFT key and dragging while holding down the right mouse button, either only the key-frame time (horizontal direction) or only the key value (vertical direction) is changed.

   The points at both ends of the key frame represent the slope adjustment points. During key-frame selection, the orientation of a slope can be adjusted by selecting the range for the slope adjustment points and then dragging while holding down the right mouse button.

   The scale adjustment grid will be displayed if the T key is pressed during key-frame selection. The scale can be adjusted by manipulating the grid.

5. Attribute Tree

   The pane animation item (attribute) is displayed in tree view.

   When a node is selected, all animation curves set for attributes at or below the selected node are displayed.

   As shown below, nodes display the status of the corresponding attributes.

   • The attribute with animation set and the node that has it as a subordinate appear in red.
   • Whether an attribute is selected (= target for operations) is displayed with an icon.
   • The attributes that have selected key frames are displayed with a light blue background color.

   The feature that automatically displays nodes that have selected key frames can be set from Select → Display selected curve automatically.

   Icon	Description
   	Indicates that the node includes attributes that are the target of operations
   	Indicates that the node does not include attributes that are the target of operations
   	Indicates that the attribute is the target of operations
   	Indicates that the attribute is not the target of operations

6. Animation Frame Bar

   The Animation Frame Bar is a visual representation of the current time of the animation frame.

   The current frame position is displayed using a blue rectangle. The frame position can be changed by clicking with the mouse and dragging.

7. Key Frame Bar

   The Key Frame Bar is a visual representation of the time in the animation frame where the key frame is located.

   The key frame is displayed using a red rectangle. The segment between key frames displayed in light blue is the animation segment.

8. Animation Frame

   The Animation Frame shows the current time of the animation frame as a numeric value.

   The current time of the animation frame can be controlled using each of the buttons.

   Buttons	Features
   	Return to playback start frame
   	Go back one frame
   	Go back one key frame
   	Reverse playback
   	Stop
   	Playback
   	Forward one key frame
   	Forward one frame
   	Forward to playback end frame

9. Set animation frame range

   Set enabled range for animation frames and other items.

   The pair of values outside represent the start and end frames, while the pair of values inside represent the playback start and playback end frames. Be sure to change the playback start and playback end frames when you want to play only a particular animation segment.

10. Key Frame Information Display Area

    This area displays information about the currently selected key frame. The key frame time, key value, and sync with the left-right slope are displayed from the left.

11. Control of Display Target Switching

    Configures whether or not to switch the edit target in the Curve Editor to correspond to the pane selection in the Layout window.
    Use the update button to perform updates when automatic updates are disabled.

12. Selected Key Frame's Arrow Key Movement Speed Setting

    Configures the amount by which the selected key frame is moved by the arrow key.
    Click to display the Settings dialog box.
    When disabled, the tool automatically configures an appropriate value based on the display scale.

Curve Editor Operations

Operations that can be performed when editing animation curves are gathered together and described here.

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