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Part VIII: Advanced Animation Techniques
Cross-Ref
The Layers toolbar is covered in Chapter 6, “Selecting Objects and Setting Object Properties.”
FIGURE 34.1
The Animation Layers toolbar includes icons for defining and merging layers.
You can open the Animation Layers toolbar by right-clicking the main toolbar away from the buttons and
selecting Animation Layers from the pop-up menu. Each of the toolbar buttons is labeled and explained in
Table 34.1.

TABLE 34.1
Animation Layers Toolbar Controls

Toolbar Button Name Description
Enable Animation Layers Turns the animation layers system on

Select Active Layer Objects Selects the objects in the viewport that
are on the active animation layer
Layer Selection drop-down list Presents a selection list of all the
available animation layers
Animation Layer Weight Displays the weight value for the
current animation layer
Animation Layer Properties Opens the Animation Layer Properties
dialog box
Add Animation Layer Adds another animation layer

Delete Animation Layer Deletes the current animation layer

Copy Animation Layer Copies the current animation layer

Paste Active Animation Layer Pastes the keys from the current
animation layer to the selected object
Paste New Layer Pastes the copied animation layer keys
to a new layer
Collapse Animation Layer Combines and deletes the current
animation layer with the layer above it
Disable Animation Layer Turns the current animation layer off

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