Action or Animation Layer Source Property Editor

Lets you edit the original animation stored in the action source or in an animation layer source.

For more information, see Modifying Action Sources and Creating Animation Layers.

To display this property editor, do any of the following:

Right-click on an action clip, compound action clip, or animation layer clip in the animation mixer and choose Source.
In an explorer, click the action source or animation layer source node's icon in the model's Mixer > Sources > Animation folder, or under Sources > Animation in the Sources/Clips scope in the explorer.
Select an action or animation layer clip in the animation mixer and press Enter, or right-click on either type of clip and choose Clip Properties, or click the clip node's icon in the model's Mixer > Tracks > Animation > Track name > Clip List folder. Then click the tab with the source's name in the property editor that appears - see Clip Source Property Page below.

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

The following buttons and table appear only when you choose the Source command or source node's icon in the explorer. This table shows all parameters contained in the action; click on a row to select 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. You cannot directly edit the action source data in a compound action source.
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. If the parameter is in a compound action clip, compound item is indicated.

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 Action Status 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.

These options are not supported for animation layer sources.

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.

Clip Color

Sets the color of all clips in the mixer that are instantiated (created) from this source.

Click the color chip and select a color from the color editor. When you click the Close button in the color editor, all clips that are instances of this source change to this color.

NoteTo share a clip color between sources, drag the color chip from one source property page and drop it on a color chip in another source property page.

For general information about setting colors, see Defining Color Properties.

Clip Source Property Page

Lets you edit the properties for action, compound action, or animation layer sources.

The following parameters appear when you do any of the following:

Select an action, compound action, or animation layer clip in the animation mixer and press Enter.
Right-click on any of these types of clips and choose Clip Properties.
Click the action or animation layer clip node's icon in the model's Mixer > Tracks > Animation > Track name > Clip List folder.

Then click the tab with the source's name in the property editor that appears.

Name	Name of the action, compound action, or layer source. If you change this name, both the source and clip names are then changed.
Storage	Select a file format from this list. These are the same as found in the Storage options above. This is not supported for layer sources.
File Name	Enter a file name and path in which to save an external action source. This is the same as the File parameter above. This is not supported for layer sources.
Status	Current load state of the external action source. These are the same as found in the Action Status options above. This is not supported for layer sources.
Offloaded Frame Ranges	Current load state of the external action source. This is the same as the Partial Fcurves Offloaded Ranges parameter above. This is not supported for layer sources.
Clip Color	Sets the color of all clips in the mixer that are instantiated (created) from this source. Click the color chip and select a color from the color editor, or drag the color sliders to select a color. NoteTo share a clip color between sources, drag the color chip from one source property page and drop it on a color chip in another source property page. For general information about setting colors, see Defining Color Properties.
Time Span (in frames)	The duration of the action, compound action, or layer source in frames (Frame Start and Frame End).

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