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Setting a ratioed keyframe

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To use ratios, you must set one or more ratioed keyframes in the source column:

1. Add a keyframe to the column (see Adding keyframes).

2. If the Key Properties window is not already displayed, choose View > Properties, and click on the Key tab.

3. Check the Ratioed box to make the keyframe use ratios.

4. Click on the Ratio Panel button to display the Ratio Panel. Use this to set how the ratioed keyframe works; see Using the Ratio Panel below.

5. When you have made all your settings, store them by clicking on the OK button.

If you've made a mistake, you can instead click on the Cancel button to discard your changes.

A ratioed keyframe is shown in the XSheet as a gray keyframe with a letter 'R', to distinguish it from an ordinary keyframe.

You can mix ratioed and non-ratioed keyframes in the same column.

Note that for a ratioed keyframe:

• You cannot edit it in the XSheet; you must instead use the Ratio Panel.

• You cannot use the Properties window's Samples setting, because the keyframe's sample rate is derived from the source column.

• You cannot use the Parameter Graph to edit the parts of a column that are ratioed, because the values of the frames are derived from the source column.

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