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Part VIII: Advanced Animation Techniques
Using the Collection ➪ Show Selected Keys in Track Bar menu command, you can see the keys for the
selected parameters regardless of whether the objects are selected in the viewports.
Adding Custom Parameters
Another useful way to expand the number of parameters is to create custom parameters. These custom
parameters can define some aspect of the scene that makes sense to you. For example, if you create a model
of a bicycle, you can define a custom parameter for the pedal rotation. You can add your own custom
parameters using the Parameter Editor dialog box, shown in Figure 35.12. You can open this modeless
panel by choosing Animation ➪ Parameter Editor (or by pressing the Alt+1 keys).
FIGURE 35.12
You can use the Parameter Editor dialog box to create custom parameters.
Pick Explicit Track

The Add to Type drop-down list at the top of the Attribute rollout in the Parameter Editor dialog box lets
you select where the custom attribute shows up. Custom attributes can be created for an object, for the

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