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Track View > Highlight a single animated track or select a key in the Key window. > Tools Toolbar > (Properties)
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Motion panel > Assign Controller rollout > Right-click a controller track. > Properties
The type of dialog displayed depends on the type of animation controller the selected track is using. The Properties function is unavailable if the selected track controller does not use properties, or the track selection set is incorrect.
- A track with animation keys displays a Key Info dialog. You can change the values in the Key Info fields to change the animation value, time, and interpolation methods of one or more selected keys.
- A track with a parametric controller, such as Noise, displays a Properties dialog. You change the values in the Properties dialog to modify the behavior of the controller over its entire range.
Access the Properties dialog through the controllers quad of the right-click menu, or on the Edit menu
Properties. The same dialog is also accessible through the Motion panel.
You can also display the Key Info dialog by right-clicking a key in the Key window. Parametric controller dialogs can also be displayed by right-clicking their range bars.
The Properties button is unavailable in ambiguous cases, for example, when a key and a parametric controller item are both selected.
Procedures
To display properties for a controller, do one of the following:
- Highlight the track and then choose Edit menu Properties.
- Right-click the track, and then on the Controllers quad choose Properties.
To display the Key Info dialog for a key:
- Right-click the key in the Curve Editor Key Window.
3ds Max opens the Key Info dialog.
- Change key properties in the dialog.
To open the Sound Options or ProSound dialog for adding a sound track:
- In the Track View Hierarchy, select the Sound item.
- Right-click and choose Properties.
The Sound Options or ProSound dialog opens.
You can use this dialog to assign a sound file to the animation, which can be displayed in Track View or the track bar.