Expand a DAG node in the action lister

How to expand a DAG node in the action lister.

If a DAG node is grouped above a hierarchy of other DAG nodes, you can display its descendant nodes by clicking the expand item button next to the node. If you want to expand the complete hierarchy down to the leaf level, hold Shift and select the expand item button.

To repeat the same operation on many items

You can do the same operation on many items in the lister at once by selecting all of them, then doing the action to one of them. For example, you can:

1 Select several items in the list

2 Select the Expand channels button of one of the items to expand the channels of all the selected items.

To change the name of an item

To change the name of a DAG node, camera, shader, or other item in the lister.

1 Double-click the item.

2 Use the Esc key to clear the field of its name, and type a new name.

Names of actions can also be changed in this way.

To switch a pick function while in the Action window

When you are in any function in the Action window, you can temporarily enter the Pick > function by holding down the Shift key. For example, if you have selected Transform > Move in the Action Window, hold down the Shift key and click some keyframes to select or deselect them, then release the Shift key and continue with your Transform > Move operation.

You can also use a box to pick Action Window elements. For example, if you are in Transform > Randomize in the Action Window, and you want to change the selection of keyframes to be randomized, hold down the Shift key and drag a box around picked keyframes to unpick them, or new keyframes to pick, then randomize.

To use the Character Builder

For Animation > Editors > Deformation Control, if you choose CHARACTER BUILDER from the Frame Type menu and toggle Bulging ON, you can edit the bulge definitions in the Bulge Section Editor.

To add new sections

When editing in either the Bulge Selection Editor or Section Editor, you can add new sections or key points by holding the Shift key and clicking and dragging to a new position.

To delete sections

You can delete sections or key points by holding down the Alt key and clicking and dragging to the section or key point you want to delete.