Curve Editor User Interface

A

Menu Bar

The Menu Bar contains all the commands available for editing. It includes Key, Tangent, Navigation, Zoom, Optimize and Curve menus.

B

Toolbar

The toolbar is divided into Outliner Display Options, Tangent Tools, Handle Tools, Key Editing Tools, and Navigation Tools.

C

Search Bar

Type keywords in this field to list the items containing the same string.

D

Outliner

This pane displays the related nodes of the selected object, including structure nodes and curve nodes. Select the curve nodes to show the corresponding curves in the graph view.

E

Editing Modes

There are two drop-down lists in this group:

• Edit: This drop-down list has two items, Layer Keys and Transformation. It changes the Outliner and Graph View displaying results.
  • Layer Keys: The Outliner and Graph View displays the layer key related item nodes and curves.
  • Transformation: The Outliner and Graph View displays the transform key related item nodes and curves
• Time: This drop-down list has two items, Project Time and Clip Time. It changes the display method for the Current Frame field.

F

Current Frame

The Current Frame field shows the current frame number. If the Time drop-down list is set to Project Time, then this field's range is the same as the timeline. However, if the Time drop-down list is set to Clip Time, then this field ranges from 1 to the final frame number of the current clip.

G

Graph View

This view displays all the curves for further editing.

H

FK Mode

Click this button to launch the Edit Motion Layer >> FK Mode to quickly select the target bone for curve editing.

I

Status Bar

This bar contains two fields, Frame and Value for a selected key. You can enter precise numbers to determine the time and value of the key.