Working with Animation Tracks

In this tutorial, you will animate the second, minute and hour hands of a clock. You will learn how to create keyframes in a variety of ways and prepare a set of animation tracks for later recall.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

Create a Track Set
Use Auto Expand
Use the Trackview Quad Menu
Use the Hierarchy Right-Click Menu
Use default In/Out Tangents for new keys
Use Zoom Key Extends
Set Parameter Curve Out of Range Type
Copy Controllers

Skill level: Intermediate

Time to complete: 30 minutes

Files for This Tutorial

All the files necessary for this tutorial can be found on the program disc in the \tutorials\curve_editor directory. Before starting the tutorials, copy the \tutorials folder to your local program installation.

Lessons in This Tutorial

Animating a Clock

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