C

Displays a radial menu with various animate state tool options.

⇧ Shift + F2

Toggles display of the HUDs.

G

Brings up the animate state parameters.

⌃ Ctrl + G

Brings up the animate state settings.

V

Displays the selection sets in the animate state HUD.

⇧ Shift + V

Toggles display of the selection sets HUD.

P

Brings up the viewport state parameters window.

F

Frames the selected controls.

⌃ Ctrl + ⇧ Shift

With multiple controls selected, holding ⌃ Ctrl + ⇧ Shift puts the handle in global transform mode.

⌃ Ctrl + A

Selects all controls.

drag in empty space

Translates the selected controls.

S

When Use Click and Drag is turned on in the viewport state parameters window, holding S allows you to select controls without accidentally moving them.

Y

Cycles through the different handle modes for the active handle. ⇧ Shift + Y cycles through the handle modes backward.

T

Changes the active handle to translate mode.

R

Changes the active handle to rotate mode.

E

Changes the active handle to scale mode.

M

Switches the handle alignment mode between world and local alignment.

⇧ Shift + T

Keys the translate components.

⇧ Shift + R

Keys the rotate components.

⇧ Shift + T

Keys the scale components.

B

Bakes the animation.

⌃ Ctrl

Holding ⌃ Ctrl while moving the center block on the transform handle activates axis snapping, which snaps the handle to one of its nearby translate axes. If Use Click and Drag is turned on in the viewport state parameters window, holding ⌃ Ctrl activates axis snapping when moving controls.

When moving the different transform handle components (translate, rotate, scale), holding ⌃ Ctrl changes the component by the step size set in the viewport state parameters window.

L

Holding L allows you to continue rotating the control axes as you drag away from the rotate rings. This is the same as turning on the Alternate Rotate Mode as Default option in the viewport state parameters window.

'

Toggles visibility of the handle.

⇧ Shift + ', Insert

Toggles pivot mode on and off.

⌃ Ctrl + C

Copies the selection.

⌃ Ctrl + V

Pastes world transforms.

⌃ Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + V

Pastes local transforms.

⌃ Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + M

Default mirroring operation.

⇧ Shift + M

Mirrors via the mirror pose state.

H

Adds a constraint.

⇧ Shift + H

Adds a transient constraint.

⌃ Ctrl + H, ⌦ Del

Removes a constraint.

H

Creates a new locator at the mouse location. If a control is selected, creates a new locator at the location of the control handle.

⌃ Ctrl + H, ⌦ Del

Removes the selected locator.

Changes the shape of the selected locator.

⇧ Shift +

Changes the size of the selected locator.

H

Pressing H the first time sets the center of mass control. Subsequently pressing H sets the start and end of a section of dynamic motion.

⌃ Ctrl + H

Removes the current section of dynamic motion.

⇧ Shift +

Changes the size of the dynamic motion path ticks.

⌃ Ctrl +

Changes the size of the dynamic motion path height planes.

H

Adds a tether.

⌃ Ctrl + H, ⌦ Del

Removes the selected tether.

O

Toggles the ragdoll display between collision shapes and the character’s skin.

⌃ Ctrl + E

In the regular ragdoll tool, this adds a force.

In ragdoll pose mode, this toggles the active state of the selected collision shapes. If the selection is a mix of active and inactive shapes, pressing ⌃ Ctrl + E sets all the selected shapes to active.

Applies gravity on an object in ragdoll pose mode.

H

Pins the selected joint.

⌃ Ctrl + H

Unpins the selected joint.

Enter

Keys the selected joint.

Increases/decreases the weight of the target joint.

H

Adds the selected controls/joints to the group of driven controls.

⌃ Ctrl + H, ⌦ Del

Removes the selected controls/joints from the group of driven controls.

Align to C-Plane Axes

Rotates the control to align with the construction plane, but does not change the handle alignment. Same as the Alignment ▸ C-Plane Axes option in the animate state context menu.

Align to Control

Reorients a control to match the orientation of another control. Same as the Alignment ▸ Align to Control option in the animate state context menu.

Align to View Axes

Rotates the control to align with the view axes, but does not change the handle alignment. Same as the Alignment ▸ View Axes option in the animate state context menu.

Align to World Axes

Rotates the control to align with the world axes, but does not change the handle alignment. Same as the Alignment ▸ World Axes option in the animate state context menu.

Cancel Orientation Picking

Cancels out of orientation picking mode. Same as the Alignment ▸ Cancel Orientation Picking option in the animate state context menu.

Create Folder in AnimCatalog

Creates a new folder in the animation catalog.

Cycle Alignment Modes

Cycles through the different handle alignments for the active handle. Same as selecting the different Alignment modes in the animate state context menu, or setting the Alignment option in the animate state settings, Handles tab, Transform section.

Edit Animation

Opens a window that allows you to stash, delete, and rename the animation clips in the current scene. Same as the Actions ▸ Edit Animation option in the animate state context menu.

Hide All Controls

Toggles the visibility of the controls that are currently visible (controls that have the icon displayed beside its name in the selection sets).

Minimize All Xforms

Collapses all the handles in the scene to minimized mode. Same as the Xform Mode ▸ Minimize All Xforms option in the animate state context menu.

Move Pivot to C-Plane Origin

Moves the pivot to the origin of the construction plane. Same as the Move Pivot ▸ Move Pivot to C-Plane Origin option in the animate state context menu.

Move Pivot to Control

Moves a control to match the position of another control. Same as the Move Pivot ▸ Move Pivot to Control option in the animate state context menu.

Move Pivot to World Origin

Moves the pivot to (0, 0, 0). Same as the Move Pivot ▸ Move Pivot to World Origin option in the animate state context menu.

New Clip

Creates a new animation clip and sets the active clip to be the new clip. Same as the Actions ▸ New Clip option in the animate state context menu.

Project Pivot onto C-Plane

Moves the pivot “up” or “down” onto the construction plane. The pivot is projected onto the construction plane at an angle perpendicular to the construction plane. Same as the Move Pivot ▸ Project Pivot onto C-Plane option in the animate state context menu.

Reset All

Removes all the changes made in the animate state, including the animation and constraints that were added. Same as the Actions ▸ Reset All option in the animate state context menu.

Reset Animation

Removes the animation that was added in the animate state. Same as the Actions ▸ Reset Animation option in the animate state context menu.

Reset Custom

Removes specific scene elements that were added in the animate state. Same as the Actions ▸ Reset Custom option in the animate state context menu.

Revert Controls to Default Values

Resets the transforms for the selected controls. Same as the Revert ▸ Revert Controls to Default Values option in the animate state context menu.

Revert Handle to Default Values

Resets the handle values. Same as the Revert ▸ Revert Handle to Default Values option in the animate state context menu.

Save Animation to Catalog

Opens an animation catalog pane to capture an animation. Same as the Actions ▸ Save Animation to Catalog option in the animate state context menu.

Save Pose to Catalog

Opens an animation catalog pane to capture a pose. Same as the Actions ▸ Save Pose to Catalog option in the animate state context menu.

Select Descendants

Selects the descendant controls of the currently selected controls. Same as the Select Descendant Controls option in the selection sets context menu.

Snap Centroid to Pivot

Moves the control to the pivot. Same as the Snap To ▸ Snap Centroid to Pivot option in the animate state context menu.

Snap Handle to Control

Moves and reorients a control to match the position and orientation of another control. Same as the Snap To ▸ Snap Handle to Control option in the animate state context menu.

Snap Pivot to Centroid

Moves the pivot back to the control. Same as the Snap To ▸ Snap Pivot to Centroid option in the animate state context menu.

Start Orientation Picking

Aligns the selected handle axis to another control or to templated geometry. Same as the Alignment ▸ Start Orientation Picking option in the animate state context menu.

Toggle All Characters

Toggles the display of all the characters.

Toggle All Controls

Toggles the display of all the controls.

Toggle Gimbal Mode

Toggles gimbal mode on and off.

Toggle Separate Alignments

Toggles the Alignment ▸ Separate Alignments option in the animate state context menu.