You can scale keys to
change the duration of a range of keys and animation curve segments.
WarningIf tangents of the
fixed type (see
Tangents menu for
a description of the fixed tangent type) are within the range of
keys and animation curve segments to be scaled, the shape of the
animation curve may not be preserved.
To scale
keys
- Set the Scale Keys options.
See
Set Scale Keys options.
Tip
- You can cut the duration of a range of
animation in half using the Time Scale/Pivot option.
- To scale the animation without affecting
the curves of the animation before and after this range, select
the Scale/Pivot Method.
Keys
and animation curve segments adjacent to the scaled region will
be shifted in time by the amount the scaled range has been compressed
or expanded, but their shapes are be preserved.
- Do one of the following:
- To select a single key, click the key
in the Time Slider.
The Current Time Indicator
moves to the clicked position and the key is now selected.
- To select multiple keys, -drag
over the range of keys in the Time Slider.
The range of keys is
now selected and highlighted in red.
- Select
Edit > Keys > Scale Keys.
If Time
Range-All is on in the Scale
Keys Options, all keys for the current object are scaled.
If Time
Range-Start/End is on in the Scale
Keys Options, only keys between the specified Start and End times
are scaled.
If Time
Range-Time Slider is on in the Scale
Keys Options, only the keys between the Range Slider’s Start and End times
are scaled.
Set Scale Keys options
To set Scale Keys options
- Select
Edit > Keys > Scale Keys > .
The Scale
Keys Options window appears.
- Set the Scale Keys Options.
See
Edit > Keys > Scale Keys.
- Do one
of the following:
- Click Scale Keys to
set the Scale Keys Options and scale
the current key(s).
The Scale
Keys Options window closes.
- Click Apply to
set the Scale Keys Options and scale
the current key(s).
The Scale
Keys Options window remains open.
- Click Close to
disregard any changes made to the Scale Keys Options and close
the Scale Keys Options window.