Scale Values and Snap Scales

You can use Scale Values to increase or decrease the vertical distance proportionally between selected keys on the function curves in Curve Editor. Use Snap Scales to move the Scale Origin Line to the first selected key.

• Track View > Curve Editor > Keys Toolbar > Scale Values
• Track View > Curve Editor > New Keys Toolbar > Scale Values
• Track View > Curve Editor > Edit menu > Transformation Tools > Scale Values

Both Scale Values and Snap Scale use the Scale Origin Line as a movable reference point for the scale operation.

Note: Scale Values is not available in Dope Sheet mode.

Practically speaking, scaling values always creates spatial adjustments, rather than temporal. For instance, by scaling values away from the 0 position on the vertical scale, you obtain exaggerated motion. To scale in time, use Scale Time instead.

Procedures

To scale key values:

1. Select an object, then right-click and choose Curve Editor.
2. Highlight one or more tracks, if necessary, and then highlight the keys you want to scale.
3. Open a toolbar containing the Scale Values tool.
4. On the toolbar, click Scale Values.

   The horizontal orange Scale Values Origin line appears at the 0 position on the vertical scale.

5. Drag the Scale Values Origin line to where you want to scale values from or to.
   Tip: An easy way to return the scale origin line to the 0 position is to close and reopen Track View.
6. Drag any highlighted key vertically to scale all of them.
   Tip: If you use Lock Selection after highlighting the keys, you can drag anywhere in the Key window to create the scale operation.

1. In the Curve Editor, open a toolbar containing both the Scale Values and Snap Scales tools.
2. Click Scale Values.

   The horizontal orange Scale Values Origin line appears at the 0 position on the vertical scale.

3. Select one or more keys.
4. In the toolbar, click Snap Scales.

   The horizontal orange Scale Values Origin line moves the position of the first selected key on the vertical scale.