Navigating the Hierarchy
If you created a layer hierarchy when you built your puppet, you can use the keyboard shortcuts to travel up and down the parent-child chain. You can also travel between the children in a layer.
To select the parent or child layer:
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In the Tools toolbar, select the Transform tool. |
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In the Transform Tool Properties view, make sure the Peg Selection mode is deselected. |
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In the Camera or Timeline view, select a layer attached to a hierarchy. |
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Select Animation > Select Parent or press [B] to select the parent layer. Now select Animation > Select Child or press [Shift]+[B] to select the child layer. The keyboard shortcuts are [B] and [Shift] + [B]. |
To select the children layers:
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In the Tools toolbar, select the Transform tool. |
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In the Camera or Timeline view, a layer attached to a parent layer with several children or not parented at all. |
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Select Animation > Select Previous Brother or press [/] to select the previous child layer and select Animation Select Next Brother or press [?] to select the next child layer. You can also select Animation > Select Children to select all child layers at once. |
Related Topics
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Offsetting Part of an Animation on page 1 |