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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.