Action Source Property Editor

Lets you edit the original animation stored in the action source.

For more information, see Modifying Action Sources [Nonlinear Animation in the Animation Mixer].

To display: Right-click on an action clip in the animation mixer and choose Source. A table shows all parameters contained in the action; click on a row to select it.

NoteThe key button in the upper-right corner of this property editor is not active, which means that you cannot set or remove keys on any source items using it.

Edit Source Data	Lets you edit the source data for the selected items. This button is used only for function curves and constraints. To edit source expressions, type directly in the Value column. When you click this button with a source function curve parameter selected, the animation editor opens with that parameter selected. Changes affect all clips instantiated from the source. When you click this button with a source constraint parameter selected, the constraint's property editor opens. Changes affect only new clips you instantiate; to change the constraint in existing clips, use the Instanced Action Property Editor.
Toggle Activeness	Toggles the activeness of the selected parameters. This is equivalent to clicking in the Active column of the corresponding rows.
Remove Item	Removes the selected items from the action source.
Reload	Reloads any offloaded external action source (see Storage below).

Table

Source	Item number for each parameter in the source.
Type	The type of animation on the parameter: Fcv: function curve (keys) Exp: expression Cns: constraint CMP: items in a compound action clip
Active	Whether the parameter is active. You can toggle individual parameters on and off. This affects any new clips based on the source action. Note that this does not affect any existing clips. To toggle parameters on and off in an existing clip, use the Instanced Action Property Editor.
Item Name	The name of the affected parameter.
Value	The value of the parameter. For example, if a parameter is driven by an expression, the expression is displayed here and you can edit the value directly in this box. If a parameter is driven by a function curve, this box is blank.

Information Fields

Type and Name

These boxes that show the type of action source and its name are for information only and cannot be modified.

Partial Fcurves Offloaded Ranges

If you select Partially Offloaded from the Load list (below), you can specify the frames that you want to offload. The syntax is Start,End;. You could specify any number of frame ranges (separated by semicolons) in this text box; for example: 1,10;30-40;80,100

Storage

You can save action sources to a file (external action sources) only if the original animation data stored in the source is from function curves (but not including quaternion rotation fcurves). Action sources created from expressions or constraints are not supported by the .xsi file format.

For more information, see Creating External Action Sources [Nonlinear Animation in the Animation Mixer].

Storage

Select a file format from this list:

Internal is the default storage which saves the action source as part of the scene, not in a separate file.
External (.xsi text) saves the action source in a .xsi text file.
External (.xsi binary) saves the action source in a .xsi binary file.
External (native binary) saves the action source in an .eani file. This is faster to load and save, but is not reusable.

Action Status

Current load state of the external action source:

Loaded means that the source is loaded in the scene.
Offloaded means that the source is an offloaded external action source. When a source is offloaded, it means that it is not loaded in the scene and is temporarily unavailable.
Partially Offloaded means that the source is partially offloaded (only some frames are offloaded). You can specify which frames are offloaded in the Partial Fcurves Offloaded Ranges text box (above).

File

Enter a file name and path in which to save an external action source. By default, the path is set to the Actions folder in your current project. Click the browser button (...) to open a browser and choose a location.