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Preview your animation

Preview your animation

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Ghost an object

To ghost an object

1. Select the object or the root of the hierarchy that you want to ghost.
2. Select Animate > Ghost Selected > .

   The Ghost Options window appears.

3. Set the ghosting options. See Animate > Ghost Selected.
4. Do one of the following:
   • Click Ghost to apply the Ghost Options settings to the current object. The Ghost Options window closes.
   • Click Apply to apply the Ghost Options settings to the current object, overriding any other ghosting settings on the object. The Ghost Options window remains open.
   • Click Close to disregard any changes made to the ghosting options and close the Ghost Options window.

To set the number of ghosts that are drawn

1. Select Window > Settings/Preferences > Preferences and select the Animation category under Display.
2. In the Ghosts section, set the ghosting preferences. See Animation (Display) preferences.

To change the color of ghosts

1. Select Window > Settings/Preferences > Color Settings.
2. Under the General tab, expand Ghosts.
3. Select a color with the color sliders.

To unghost an object

1. Select the object.
2. Select Animate > Unghost Selected > .

   The Unghost Options window appears. See Animate > Unghost Selected.

3. Set the Unghost options.

   You have the option of unghosting only the selected object, or the selected object and all its children. See Animate > Unghost Selected.

To unghost all objects in your scene

1. Select Animate > Unghost All.

To turn off the ghost display during object transform

1. Select Window > Settings/Preferences >Preferences and select the Display category.
2. In the Performance section, turn on Fast Interaction.