Path Properties Panel

After you create a path, you can launch Path Properties for further editing. There are three ways to launch the panel:

• Context menu: Select a path and right-click on it. Choose the Path Properties from the subsquent context menu.
  
• Animation menu: Select a path and execute the Animation > Path Properties command.
  
• Toolbar button: Select a path and click the Path Properties button on the toolbar.
  

The settings in the Path Properties panel change according to the selected objects:

Selected Path

1. Create New Path

   Starts path creation by clicking in the viewport.

2. Add Points

   Adds more anchor points to reshape paths.

3. Close Path

   Makes the path form a closed loop.

4. Key Settings

   Stores the path keys for traversing objects. The keys can be reused with other objects attached to the path.

Selected Objects - Character, Prop, Text Bubble, Special Effect Object

1. Path

   Displays the name of the currently picked path. You can use the eyedropper to click on a anchor point on the path to have the object snap to it.

2. Detach from Path

   Releases objects attached to the path.

3. Drag Mode

   Select an option from the drop-down list to specify whether you want to move the object along the path or offset it from the path by dragging it.

4. Progression

   Sets the object position on the path by percentage.

5. Follow Path

   Determines the local axis of the object to be aligned to the path direction.

6. Offset

   Sets offset keys to deviate, rotate or scale the object on top of the initial path animation.

7. Reset Offset

   Resets the RTS offset key values altogether.