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Change the status of a mute node from the Channel Box
Ghost an object
To ghost an object
- Select
the object or the root of the hierarchy that you want to ghost.
- Select
Animate > Ghost Selected >
.
The Ghost Options window
appears.
- Set
the ghosting options. See
Animate > Ghost Selected.
- 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
- Select
Window > Settings/Preferences > Preferences and
select the Animation category under Display.
- In
the Ghosts section, set the ghosting
preferences. See
Animation (Display) preferences.
To change the color of ghosts
- Select Window
> Settings/Preferences > Color Settings.
- Under
the General tab, expand Ghosts.
- Select
a color with the color sliders.
To
unghost an object
- Select
the object.
- Select
Animate > Unghost Selected >
.
The Unghost Options window
appears. See
Animate > Unghost Selected.
- 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
- Select
Animate > Unghost All.
To
turn off the ghost display during object transform
- Select
Window > Settings/Preferences
>Preferences and
select the Display category.
- In
the Performance section, turn on Fast
Interaction.