Modifying and animating properties

 
 
 

To modify and animate properties:

  1. Select the object you want to modify in the Viewer window or Scene browser.
  2. Use the Property settings to change the object’s property values.

To modify properties on the same types of objects at the same time:

  1. In the Properties window, select the Group By Type option in the Group Properties menu.
  2. Select the object you want to modify in the Viewer window or Scene browser.
  3. Use the Property settings to change the object’s property values.

For example, the following figure shows the properties for a selected character, which also appear in the Character settings.

A character’s properties display.

To keyframe a property:

  1. Select the property in the Property list.
  2. Click its Keyframe button.

To keyframe multiple properties:

  1. Ctrl-click the properties in the Properties window.
  2. Press K on the keyboard, or use the Key button in the Key Controls window.

To use a selected property in a constraint without setting a keyframe:

Click the Animate (A) button for the selected property.