Introducing the Body Key Editor

Invoking the Key Editor

The body Key editor facilitates setting or key modifying in Motion related tracks, (the child tracks under the Motion clip track) by using a more intuitive and interactive interface. To invoke the Body Key Editor, you may:

Click the Motion Key Editor button. If it brings up the Face Key Editor, then click the Switch to Body Key Editor button.
Double-click on the desired key in the T sub tracks, under the Motion track, to edit the existing key.
Double-click anywhere in the T sub tracks, under the Motion track, to initiate a new key.

User Interface

1. Switch to Face Key Editor	Click this button to switch the panel for face key editing.
2. Save Pose	Export the current pose as a Motion file in *.ctMotion format.
3. Dummy Pane	In the Pose and the Body mode, you may select specific limbs or body parts for moving, scaling and rotating. In the Face mode, you may select specific face features to be moved, scaled and rotated. This feature is for Sprite-based faces only.
4. Absolute Key	Click this button to set a transform key to all body parts in accordance to their current status.
5. Default Pose	Click this button to reset the transform keys to all body parts. It is helpful when you want the character to return to the default pose.
6. Transform Pane	You can enter specific transform values onto selected body parts. If you want to adjust symmetrical body parts, then activate the Mirror box to transform both body parts at the same time.
7. Modes	Click these three buttons to switch to different modes for moving, scaling and rotating selected body parts or facial features.