Key Interpolation Type

The key interpolation type menu includes four additional options that enable you to define the default keyframe interpolation for your animation.

Key Controls display the key interpolation types

The following key interpolation types have been added in this release of the software product.

The Stepped key interpolation type is renamed Step in this release of the software product.

The following table describes the new key interpolation types.

Option	Function
SmClamp	The SmClamp (Smooth Clamp) key interpolation type is the default key interpolation type. The tangents are smooth and the values are clamped to prevent overshooting maximum and minimum values.
Spline	The Spline key interpolation type is a time-independent interpolation type. The tangents are not affected by a change in the time value. A Spline tangent is automatically calculated based upon the slope between the previous and next key values.
SpClamp	The SpClamp (Spline Clamp) key interpolation type is a time-independent interpolation type with clamped values to prevent overshooting maximum and minimum values.
Smooth	The Smooth key interpolation type is a time-dependent interpolation type. The tangents are smooth and affected by a change in the time value.

Key Controls window
The default key interpolation type is SmClamp (Smooth Clamp).
FCurves Pane
The FCurves pane includes four new key interpolation types in the Classic mode and in the default mode. These key interpolation types are also accessible via the FCurves context menu. See Key Interpolation Type for a description of these key interpolation types.