Motion Panel

Found in the Command Panel, the Motion panel provides tools to adjust the motion of the selected object.

The Motion panel

• Select an object. > Command panel > Motion panel

Key timing and easing in and out of a key are parameters that you can adjust with tools on the Motion panel, for example. The Motion panel also provides an alternative to Track View for assigning animation controllers.

Additional rollouts display in the Motion panel depending on what parameters an animation controller. For example, if a Path constraint is assigned to the position track of an object, then a Path Parameters rollout is added to the Motion panel. A Link constraint displays a Link Parameters rollout, a Position XYZ controller displays a Position XYZ Parameters rollout, and so on.

Interface

Parameters

Provides an alternative to Track View for adjusting transform controllers and key information.

• Assign Controller Rollout
• PRS Parameters Rollout
• Key Info (Basic) Rollout/Dialog
• Key Info (Advanced) Rollout/Dialog

Motion Paths

Click Motion Paths to show the path that an object travels in the Viewport. Yellow dots along the path represent frames, giving you an idea of velocity and easing. Turn on Sub-Object and select Keys to move the object, or change key properties: the Motion Path reflects your adjustments.

You can also convert to and from splines and collapse transforms using trajectories.

See Motion Paths for more information.