Deleting Static Animation and Flat Tangent Curves

For information on deleting non-static animation, see Delete > Del channels on page 202 and The Action Window on page 138.

A static animation curve is one that has the same value at all times, and therefore contributes no motion to the animation.

How to Use

1

Select Delete > Del static actions.

2

A confirmation box is displayed asking if you want to delete all static activons from all objects.

3

To delete all static actions, click YES or type the letter y. (No action is taken if you click NO or type the letter n.)

Examples

1

Create a sphere and animate its movement through space using Xform > Move and Animation > Set keyframe.

Not only does the sphere have channels for X, Y, and Z translate, but also X, Y, and Z rotate and scale. However, because the object does not rotate or scale, the animation curves for the rotation and scaling parameters of the object contribute nothing to the animation.

2

Select Delete > Del static actions. All static actions are removed, including the channels for rotation and scaling.

Delete Static Actions Options

Select Delete > Del static actions - to display the Delete Static Actions Options window.

Objects

• All - deletes static actions from all objects.

• Active - deletes static actions from active objects only.

• Sets - deletes static actions from sets only.

For information about the multi-lister, see Rendering in Alias.

Notes

• A shader, texture, light, or the background is considered active if it is picked in the Multi-lister.

• There is always at least one active shader, texture, light or background.

Parameters

• All - deletes static actions from All parameters.

Use the Animation > Param control on page 19 to set different global or local parameters.

• Global - deletes static actions only from those parameters specified in the Global Parameter Control window.

• Local - deletes static actions only from those parameters specified in the Local Parameter Control window.

Hierarchy

• None - deletes static actions only from the picked objects themselves.

• Below - deletes static actions from the picked objects and their descendants in the hierarchy.

For information on hierarchies, see The Action Window on page 138. For information on the multi- lister, see Rending in Alias.