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The Spreadsheet Editor showing editable data for six keyframes
Selecting a Node to Edit
To display a node’s timing in the Spreadsheet, select the node’s name in the Keyframes Editor header. The Start and End points of the selected node will appear in the keyframe’s line of the Spreadsheet.
To edit an animation parameter in the Spreadsheet Editor, select the parameter in the Keyframes Editor header. The keyframe row includes a box for each frame number that contains a keyframe.
The value of the keyframe is displayed in the cell below the frame number. Clicking on a cell allows you to change the frame number the keyframe is on or the parameter’s value for that keyframe.
Clicking on the parameter’s keyframe value allows you to change it
TIP: Entering a frame number using a decimal point (e.g., 10.25 or 15.75) allows you to set keyframes on a subframe level to create more natural animations.
TIP: Entering a frame number using a decimal point (e.g., 10.25 or 15.75) allows you to set keyframes on a subframe level to create more natural animations.
TIP: Entering a frame number using a decimal point (e.g., 10.25 or 15.75) allows you to set keyframes on a subframe level to create more natural animations.
Inserting Keyframes
You can also add new keyframes to an animation by clicking in an empty keyframe cell and entering the desired time for the new keyframe. Using the cell under the new keyframe, you can enter a value for the parameter.
Selecting Multiple Nodes to Edit
Multiple splines and nodes can be edited together in the Spreadsheet. By default, selecting a new parameter in the Timeline header will replace the parameter and keyframes currently listed in the Spreadsheet Editor. Holding down Command, you can click on additional parameters on different nodes to add them to the Spreadsheet.