Changing Controller Properties

You can analyze and change your animation by editing controller properties. Most controllers display a properties dialog where you can change animation values. Whether or not a controller displays a properties dialog, and the type of information displayed, depends on the controller type.

Using Track View you can view controller properties dialogs for multiple tracks simultaneously. The following rules govern viewing multiple controller properties dialogs:

Changing Controller Properties

Some controllers do not use keys, using instead a properties dialog that affects the entire animation. Such controllers are usually parametric controllers like Noise, or compound controllers like List.

To view controller properties in Track View:

  1. Click in an empty area of the edit window to make sure no keys are selected.

  2. Right-click the label for a parametric or compound controller, then choose Properties from the shortcut menu to display the properties dialog.

    The dialog title identifies the controller type, the item or object name, and the parameter. For example: Noise-Controller:-Box01\Position

You can also view global properties for some transform controllers in the Motion panel.

Controller properties can also be viewed from the track bar. Right-click on any key and choose Controller Properties.

Changing Controller Key Information

Some controllers interpolate between keys that you set on specific frames. Such controllers are always single parameter controllers such as a Bezier Float controller for Height or TCB for Rotation. These controllers use a Key Info dialog that contains settings for one of more selected keys.

To view key information in Track View:

Viewing key information in the Motion panel always displays the settings for a single transform key.

To view key information for transform controllers in the Motion panel:

  1. Select an object.

  2. On the Motion panel, click Parameters.

  3. Click Position, Rotation, or Scale on the Parameters rollout.

    If the transform controller uses keys, Key Info rollouts appear below the Parameters rollout.

To view key information for transform controllers in track bar:

  1. Select an object that is already animated.

  2. Right-click any key in track bar.

  3. Choose Controller Properties from the right-click menu.

Changing Controllers That Do Not Display Properties

Some controller types do not display any properties in Track View or the Motion panel. You change the animation values of these controllers using the Animate button in the viewports and using the Key, Range, Time, and Function Curve tools in Track View and track bar.