Using Maya: Animation

Keying concepts

Animating in Maya

Transport Controls hotkeys

Using the Time Slider

Key Ticks

The Virtual Time Slider

Time Units

The current time field

The Key Edit menu

Using the Range Slider

Range Slider bar

Using Auto Key

Animation Controls settings

Set Key options

Keys Settings

Using Breakdowns

Using Auto Key

Using Hold Current Keys

Using Set Driven Key

Displaying the Set Driven Key window

Linking two attribute values

Linking multiple attributes

Examining objects with driven key attribute values

Enhancing work flow

Example of setting driven keys

Using hotkeys

Setting keys in the Attribute Editor

Setting keys with the Channel Box

Setting keys in the Graph Editor

Setting keys in the Dope Sheet

Setting keys using MEL

Using the Channel Control window

Assigning attributes

Locking attributes

Editing keys

The keys clipboard

Copy Keys

Paste Keys

Delete Keys

Cut Keys

Scale Keys

Bake Simulation

Using the Graph Editor menu bar

The Edit menu

The View menu

The Select menu

The Tangents menu

The Keys menu

The Options menu

Using the Graph Editor toolbar

Move Nearest Picked Key Tool

Insert Keys Tool

Add Keys Tool

Key Stats fields

Time Snap Tool

Value Snap Tool

Break Tangents Tool

Unify Tangents Tool

Free Tangent Weight Tool

Lock Tangent Weight Tool

Spline Tangents Tool

Linear Tangents Tool

Flat Tangents Tool

Using the Graph Editor Outliner

Channels in the Graph Editor Outliner

Using the Graph Editor graph view

Select Tool

Move Tool

Scale Tool

Moving around the graph view

Setting Graph Editor performance options

New Graph Editor features

Buffer animation curves

Swap buffer curve and Buffer curve snapshot buttons

Tangent display changes

New Center Current Time option

New Animation options

Setting multiple keys from a prompt

New Time Code Offset option

New Bake Simulation toggle

Improvements to existing functionality

Using the Dope Sheet menu bar

Using the Dope Sheet toolbar

Using Add Keys

Using the Dope Sheet Outliner

Working in the Dope Sheet view area

The pop-up Dope Sheet menu bar

Sound in the Dope Sheet

Select Tool, Move Tool & Scale Tool

Moving Around the View Area

Setting Dope Sheet performance options

The Attach to Path options window

Animating along a path

Animating along a curve on surface

Aligning animation on a path

Using motion path markers

Setting a path key

Using the Flow Path Object function

Displaying sound

Playing sound

Maximizing playback performance

Playblasting an animation

Using the Playblast Options window