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Edit the keyability of an object

Set keys

Edit keys

 

User Guide > Animation > Animation > Keyframe Animation > Set keys > 

Disable the editability of attributes without deleting them

To lock a channel in the Channel Box

1. In the Channel Box, select the channel.
2. -click the channel.

   The Channels menu appears.

3. Choose Lock Selected from the menu.

To lock a channel in the Channel Control menu

1. Select Window > General Editors > Channel Control.

   The Channel Control window appears.

2. Click the Locked tab to reveal the Locked and Non Locked lists.
3. Select the channel and click << Move to change its status to Locked.

   

   The process of managing attributes in the Locked tab of the Channel Control window is the same as that used in the Keyable tab.

   NoteLocked attributes may also be unlocked in the Attribute Editor by -clicking in the field of the locked attribute.

To unlock a channel in the Channel Box

1. In the Channel Box, select the channel.
2. -click the channel.

   The Channels menu appears.

3. Choose Unlock Selected from the menu.

To unlock a channel in the Channel Control menu

1. Select Window > General Editors > Channel Control.

   The Channel Control window appears.

2. Click the Locked tab to reveal the Locked and Non Locked lists.
3. Select the channel and click Move >> to change its status to Non Locked.