Layer Properties Dialog (Layer Controller)
 
 
 
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This dialog provides global options in regards to collapsing animation layers and isolating the active layer from the rest.

Interface

Collapse To

Sets the controller type for when you collapse a controller track onto a non-keyable controller track, such as a Noise controller.

  • Bezier or EulerOn collapse, the resulting track is assigned either a Position XYZ controller (for a Position track), a Bezier Scale controller (for a Scale track), or an Euler XYZ controller (for a Rotation track).
  • Linear or TCBOn collapse, the resulting track is assigned either a Linear controller (for Position and Scale tracks) or a TCB controller (for a Rotation track).
  • DefaultOn collapse, the resulting track is assigned a default controller based on the original controller track. Refer to Specifying Default Controllers for more details.
Per Frame Collapse Range

Sets the range to cover when you collapse a layer.

NoteFor best results, turn off Collapse to Keys Only, When Possible; otherwise, based on the collapsed layer's controller and tangent type, the system might collapse to keys instead.
  • CurrentWhen chosen, a key is set on every frame of your scene's animation range when you collapse a layer.
  • RangeWhen chosen, a key is set on every frame of the animation range you specify.
    Start/End

    Sets the collapse range boundaries.

Collapse To Keys Only, When Possible

When you collapse a layer, the keys are merged only when the respective controllers are of the same type, same tangent types, and Blend Eulers As Quats is on. Default=on.

Mute Layers Above Active Layer

When on, you see the effects of the layers only up to the active layer, inclusively. This is similar to the Visible Before/After options of the biped Layers rollout.