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Changing Tangent Types:

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There are two main ways you can change the Tangent Type of a key frame. The first is in the time line, the second is in Track View.

To change Tangent Types in the timeline:

  • Using your project ball01 from the beginning of this lecture, right click on one of the key frames in the timeline.
  • This will bring up a menu, from which you need to choose the controller Sphere01: Position
  • This will open the Key Info Box:

  • The Key Info Box allows you to fine tune the key frame's values and its position in the timeline. It also allows you to change the In and Out Tangent Types for that key frame. Click and hold on the current tangent type to open a drop down menu. 

  • You can move between the key frames for a selected controller by using the black arrows in the top left. 

  • Try changing the In and Out Tangent Types for each keyframe to Linear. You do not need to worry about the In Tangent Type for the first key frame or the Out Tangent Type for the last key frame, as there is no action taking place there.

  • Look at how the Trajectory changes:

  • Play your animation.

  • Practice adding more key frames to your animation and changing the tangent types.

  • Save your project as a new file.

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