For the next few posts we'll be offering some tips for users of the Autodesk 3ds Max software, taken from ASCENT's learning guides.
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The Curve Editor and Dope Sheet are two animation data editors which graphically display and enable you to modify the animation controllers that are used to interpolate the objects in a scene.
- To open the Track View - Curve Editor, in the Main toolbar, click , or in the Menu Bar, select Graph Editors>Track View- Curve Editor.
- In the Curve Editor, the animation displays in the form of function curves. You can visualize and modify the motion by controlling the curves (i.e., tangent handles) at various keys.
- To open the Track View - Dope Sheet, in the Menu Bar, select Graph Editors>Track View- Dope Sheet.
- In the Dope sheet, the animation displays in the form of a spread sheet displaying keys and ranges. You can visualize and modify the motion by controlling the keys directly.
This short excerpt is from the Autodesk 3ds Max 2019: Fundamentals learning guide. For more information, visit https://www.ascented.com/.
