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Paste keys
Edit keys
Delete keys
Copy and paste keys in the Graph
Editor
To
copy keys from a curve and paste them to the same curve, at the
current time
- In
the scene view, select the animated object whose keys you want to
copy and paste.
- In
the Graph Editor outliner, select
the specific channel whose keys you want to copy and press F to
frame the curve in the view.
The selected channel’s curve appears in the Graph
Editor curve view.
- Select
the keys you want to copy and do one of the following:
- Press +c.
- In
the Graph Editor menu bar, select Edit
> Copy.
- In
the Graph Editor curve view, K+drag
the current time indicator to the time at which you want to paste
the copied keys.
- In
the Graph Editor menu bar, select Edit
> Paste > .
The Paste Keys Options window
appears. See
Edit > Keys > Paste Keys.
- (Optional)
Turn on Selected keys
override specified time range if you want to override any keys at
the current time.
- Select
a Paste Method.
- Click Paste.
To
copy keys from a curve and paste them at the same time, on a different curve
on the same object
- In
the scene view, select the animated object whose keys you want to
copy and paste.
- In
the Graph Editor outliner, select
the specific channel whose keys you want to copy and press F to
frame the curve in the view.
The selected channel’s curve appears in the Graph
Editor curve view.
- Select
the keys you want to copy and do one of the following:
- Press +c.
- In
the Graph Editor menu bar, select Edit
> Copy.
- In
the Graph Editor outliner, select
the specific channel to which you want to paste the copied keys
and press F to frame the curve in the view.
The selected channel’s curve appears in the Graph
Editor curve view.
- In
the Graph Editor menu bar, select Edit
> Paste > .
The Paste Keys Options window
appears. See
Edit > Keys > Paste Keys.
- Select
a Time Range that matches the
timing of the copied keys and select a Paste Method.
- (Optional)
Turn on Selected keys
override specified time range if you want to override any keys in
the specified Time Range.
- Click Paste.
To
copy keys from a curve and paste them at the same time, on a different curve
on another object
- In
the scene view, select the animated objects whose keys you want
to copy and paste.
- In
the Graph Editor outliner, select
the object and the specific channel whose keys you want to copy,
and press F to frame the curve in the view.
The selected channel’s curve appears in the Graph
Editor curve view.
- Select
the keys you want to copy and do one of the following:
- Press +c.
- In
the Graph Editor menu bar, select Edit
> Copy.
- In
the Graph Editor outliner, select
the object and the specific channel to which you want to paste the
copied keys, and press F to frame the curve in the view.
The selected channel’s curve appears in the Graph
Editor curve view.
- In
the Graph Editor menu bar, select Edit
> Paste > .
The Paste Keys Options window
appears. See
Edit > Keys > Paste Keys.
- Select
a Time Range that matches the
timing of the copied keys and select a Paste Method.
- (Optional)
Turn on Selected keys
override specified time range if you want to override any keys in
the specified time range.
- Click Paste.
To
copy multiple keys from multiple curves on one object and paste
them to other curves on the same object
- In
the scene view, select the animated object whose keys you want to
copy and paste.
- In
the Graph Editor outliner, -click
the channels whose keys you want to copy, and press F to frame the
curves in the view.
The selected channels’ curves appear in the Graph
Editor curve view.
- Select
the keys you want to copy and do one of the following:
- Press +c.
- In
the Graph Editor menu bar, select Edit
> Copy.
- In
the Graph Editor outliner, -click
the channels to which you want to paste the copied keys, and press
F to frame the curves in the view.
The selected channels’ curves appear in the Graph
Editor curve view.
- In
the Graph Editor menu bar, select Edit
> Paste > .
The Paste Keys Options window
appears. See
Edit > Keys > Paste Keys.
- Select
a Time Range, and select the Merge Paste
Method.
- (Optional)
Turn on Selected keys
override specified time range if you want to override any keys in
the specified time range.
- Click Paste.
To
copy multiple keys from multiple curves on one object and paste
them to multiple curves on another object
- In
the scene view, select the animated objects whose keys you want
to copy and paste.
- In
the Graph Editor outliner, -click
the channels from the object whose keys you want to copy, and press
F to frame the curves in the view.
The selected channels’ curves appear in the Graph
Editor curve view.
- Select
the keys you want to copy and do one of the following:
- Press +c.
- In
the Graph Editor menu bar, select Edit
> Copy.
- In
the Graph Editor outliner, -click
the channels from the object to which you want to paste the copied
keys, and press F to frame the curves in the view.
The selected channels’ curves appear in the Graph
Editor curve view.
- In
the Graph Editor menu bar, select Edit
> Paste > .
The Paste Keys Options window
appears. See
Edit > Keys > Paste Keys.
- Select
a Time Range, and select the Merge
Paste Method.
- (Optional)
Turn on Selected keys
override specified time range if you want to override any keys in
the specified time range.
- Click Paste.
To
copy multiple keys, from multiple curves, from multiple objects
and paste them to multiple curves on multiple different objects
- In
the scene view, select the animated objects whose keys you want
to copy and paste.
- In
the Graph Editor outliner, -click
the channels from the object whose keys you want to copy, and press
F to frame the curves in the view.
The selected channels’ curves appear in the Graph
Editor curve view.
- Select
the keys you want to copy and do one of the following:
- Press +c.
- In
the Graph Editor menu bar, select Edit
> Copy.
- In
the Graph Editor outliner, -click
the channels from the object to which you want to paste the copied
keys, and press F to frame the curves in the view.
The selected channels’ curves appear in the Graph
Editor curve view.
- In
the Graph Editor menu bar, select Edit
> Paste > .
The Paste Keys Options window
appears. See
Edit > Keys > Paste Keys.
- Select
a Time Range and a Paste
Method.
- (Optional)
Turn on Selected keys
override specified time range if you want to override any keys in
the specified time range.
- Click Paste.