Curve Editor

Main Window #

This window lists all of the keyed attributes for the selected nodes and shows how the values between the keys will be interpolated. Note that “interpolation” is also known as “easing”.

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Curve Editor Controls #

Label	Description
Copy	Copy the currently selected key(s) to the paste buffer.
Cut	Copy the currently selected key(s) to the paste buffer, then delete them from the Curve Editor.
Paste	Paste any key(s) from the paste buffer.
Undo	Undo the most recently taken action.
Redo	Redo a previously undone action.
Toggle Auto Key	After an attribute is changed, it is automatically keyed to animate to that value at the current time.
Fit View To All	Fit the view to all the keys of the attributes visible.
Fit View To Selected	Fit the view to the selected attributes keys only.
Rectangle Select	Draw a rectangular region to select keys.
Lasso Select	Draw a custom region to select a group of keys.
Add Key	Add a key to the currently selected node at the current time.
Delete Key	Delete the currently selected key.
Linear Interpolation	The value changes linearly from its previous value to the key value.
Stepped Interpolation	Previous value stays the same, and then jumps to the key value.
Smoothed Stepped Interpolation	Previous value the same, and quickly moves to the key value.
Bezier Interpolation	The values between two points are interpolated based on a bezier curve.
TCB Interpolation	Make the selected key ease in with TCB Interpolation.
Edit TCB	Open the TCB Controls window, where you can manually change the Tension, Continuity and Bias values at the key. Only functions with “TCB Interpolation” selected.
Pre Curve Options	How the attribute should behave before the key.
Post Curve Options	How the attribute should behave after the key.
Hide Unused	Hide all nodes that are either disabled or have no connecting path to the root node.
Center View On Selected	Center the view on the currently selected key(s).
Node Settings	Open up the node settings window for the selected node.

Curve Editor Graph #

Label	Description
Visible	Toggle whether the attribute is shown in the curve editor.
Solo	Toggle this attribute to be the only attribute in the curve editor.
Current Time	Represents the current time in the scene.
Key	A point along the curve in time at which a value has been set.