Remember that selecting any transformation tool automatically marks the corresponding scale, rotate, or translate parameter. Therefore, using a transformation tool after activating auto sets a key for the transformation.
You can have XSI automatically set a key each time you move to a new frame and modify the values of specific parameters.
As well, when you play back the animation with autokey on and use the sliders to set values in a property page, the keys get set for the current time. This may be useful for roughing out an initial animation.
If you go back to the first frame and click the Play icon again after setting keys, keys are only set when you make changes to the slider. This means that if you have animation already there, it won’t be automatically “merged” with the changes you are keying.
If you frequently animate objects and properties, you can automatically set keys as you adjust the object’s properties. Instead of clicking the keyframe icon in a property editor each time you want to add a key, you can let the autokey mode automatically record the adjustments that you make.
This has the same effect as activating the auto button in the Animation panel. The difference between the two is that setting the default mode is saved to your preferences file.
To set the default autokey options
1. Choose File > Preferences from the main menu.
2. In the explorer that appears, select Animation to open the Animation Preferences property editor.
3. Select the Autokey > Enable Autokey option and then select any of the options as described in the Autokey section of Animation Preferences.
When you save this setting, the auto button in the lower-right corner of the Animation panel is activated and turns the appropriate color.
4. In the Animation Preferences, you can also select the Autokey Modified Parameters Only option to set keys only on modified parameters that already have fcurves instead of setting keys on all parameters. This is on by default.
To set keys automatically
1. Move the playback cursor to a frame where you want a keyframe (where you want the animation to start).
2. Open the property editor and set the properties to the values you want or transform the objects as you want.
3. Click the auto button in a property editor or the Animation panel.
4. Move the playback cursor to where you want the next keyframe and change the animated properties again. Every time you change a property value, it is keyed.
Repeat this step as often as you need.
5. When you have finished, click the auto button again to turn autokey mode off.
If you are looking through a camera or spotlight viewpoint, the camera or light is moved and keyed.
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Remember that selecting any transformation tool automatically marks the corresponding scale, rotate, or translate parameter. Therefore, using a transformation tool after activating auto sets a key for the transformation. |
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