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Delete character sets
Edit character sets
Map one character to another
Set the current character
Set
As
you animate, you can set a character set as the current character
set so that you can animate that character set only. Similar to
layers, the current character set is separate from items in the
selection list. This allows you to select items in your scene without
changing which character set is the current character set. You can
set the current character set from the Time Slider, the Character menu,
or the Relationship editor.
To
set the current character set from Time Slider:
- You can quickly set any character set
as the current character set as you animate. Near the Time
Slider, below the Playback controls, note the black triangle
button and the text field next to the Auto Keyframe icon. The text field
displays the current character set’s name. To set another character
set as the current character set, click on the triangle icon. Select
the character set you want as the current character set, or access
the Relationship Editor by selecting Other.
To
set the current character set from Character menu
- You can set the current character set
by selecting Character > Set Current Character Set.
Select the character set you want as the current character set,
or access the Relationship Editor by selecting Other.
You can select character sets by selecting Character
> Select Character Set Node > charactern (the default
name of a character).
To
check and set current character sets from Relationship Editor
- When using the Relationship Editor in Character
Editing mode, you can check which character sets are
current by selecting Edit > Highlight Current Character
Sets. To make character sets you’ve selected in the editor as
current character sets, select Edit > Make Highlighted
Character Sets Current.
For more information
about selecting and editing character sets with the Relationship
Editor, see
Select character sets,
and
Edit character sets.
See also
Relationship Editor.