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Create animation layers
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Create animation layers
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Create an animation layer
Open the Animation
Layer Editor
You
can access the Animation Layer Editor as part
of the Channel Box, or you can open
it as a separate window.
To access the Animation Layer Editor in
the Channel Box
- At the bottom of the Channel
Box, switch to the Anim option.
To open the Animation Layer Editor as
a separate window
- At the bottom of the Channel
Box, switch to the Anim option,
then select Show > Floating Window from
the Animation Layer Editor menu
bar.