You can copy the current keyframe value
by clicking the Create Key button (or press Enter) and then enter 10 in the Create
Key At value (it will read 200 because this is the current frame your timeline slider
If you don??™t see a motion path, you need to make it visible. Press o to open the
Preferences panel and check Show Motion Paths on its OpenGL tab.
is on). After you enter 10, click OK. You??™ve now copied a keyframe. Figure 6.12
shows the keyframe.
Figure 6.12 Make a keyframe at frame 10, with the cup in the same position as in frame 200.
8. With the teacup still selected, make sure your timeline is on frame 10. Then, press
y to activate the Rotate tool (also on the Modify tab).When the tool is active, you??™ll
see rings around the selected object. Click and drag on the blue ring to rotate the
cup on the Bank channel about 30 degrees. The degree amount of the rotation is
visible in the bottom-left corner of the interface. Figure 6.13 shows the example.
Figure 6.13 Using the Rotate tool, rotate the cup at frame 10 on its Bank channel.
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9. Drag the timeline slider to frame 20.
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