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:

1. 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

1. 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

1. 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.