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Creating keyframes in Auto Key mode

Creating keyframes in Auto Key mode - 3ds Max Tutorial

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Creating keyframes in Auto Key mode

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- [Instructor] When 3DS Max was first introduced, it had a revolutionary new feature which was Auto Key mode. Now this is something that we see in a lot of programs. But 3ds Max kind of pioneered that concept in 3D. And that is, you're in a mode in which whenever you change something, you're automatically creating keyframes in an animation. So, let's test this out. I've got a camera and I want to trock across the room. I want that to animate, so let's do a little keyframe animation. I'll select the Move tool. I've got it over here on the left-side of the screen in my top viewport. I want animate it moving across the room like that. All right. So the thing with Auto Key is you don't want to be on Frame 0 of the animation if you're in Auto Key mode and creating a keyframe for the first time. This is a rule that applies only the first time you create keyframes for a particular transform or parameter. What you want to do is Enable Auto Key from the bottom of the interface. We got a button…

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