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Spline Edit (Layout Tool) - Animation

The db&w Splines support animation since the October release of the db&w Tools. Initially, individual points (knots, control points, up vectors) may be animated using key frames or by following other items in the scene.

By default, when creating a spline, all points are static. Their position may be edited at any frame.

The type of point may be changed using the Context Menu 1) while a point is selected or by changing it in the editor panel.

Enveloped Animation

Enveloped points can be animated by using the Spline Editor or the envelopes in the Graph Editor.

The Spline Editor uses Layout's Auto Key settings when the points are edited:

  • Auto Key: Off : No keys are set or modified
  • Auto Key: Modified : Keys are created and changed on the modified axes only. The axes to modify are determined by the type of handle that is used to change the position, the axis handles only modify one axis while the planar handles modify two.
  • Auto Key: All Channels : Keys are created and changed on all axes.
  • Auto Key: Existing : Only existing keys are modified, no new keys are created.
  • Auto Key: Fixed : Due to SDK limitations, this setting is ignored and behaves like Auto Key: Off

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tools/s-tk/layout-tool-animation.1570005199.txt.gz · Last modified: 2019/10/02 10:33 by lightwolf