Curve Editor panel

The Curve Editor panel can be used to edit lookup tables and animations.

On the CreativeStudio menu, select Window > CurveEditor to open the CurveEditor panel in a separate window.

If the CurveEditor panel is opened while contents on the Contents panel are selected, it will open as a panel associated with that content.

For details on the Curve Editor shortcut keys, click Here.

CurveEditor Panel Settings and Features

This page describes CurveEditor panel settings and features.

For details on the horizontal and vertical axes shown on the CurveEditor panel, click here.

1. Contents Name/Pin Feature

   Displays the content name selected on the CreativeStudio main window.
   Edited contents can be fixed by applying the pin feature.

2. Key control

   Allows you to change the numeric input of keys and type of keys (Hermite, linear, step or flat).

3. Slope control

   Allows you to change the slope and enter numeric values.

4. Snap

   Allows you to change the frame for the key to be created and the snap unit for the value.

5. Graph tree view

   Displays the contents and graph primitive nodes.

   The content name is displayed emphasized if a curve already exists.

6. Graph view

   Allows you to create and edit a curve for the selected content.

Graph tree view

Contents selected under CreativeStudio are displayed when CurveEditor is opened.

Contents and nodes for which a curve has been created are displayed emphasized.

Editing Multiple Curves

If there are multiple curves, all curves are displayed in the graph view and can be edited when a graph primitive node is selected.

In the figure below, the curves for R and B included in the graph primitive node named MaterialColor.Emission are being edited at the same time.

Configuring the Color Editor Panel

The values set for the horizontal and vertical axes of the CurveEditor panel differ for each animatino and lookup table.

• Animation
• Lookup tables

Animation

The values of the horizontal and vertical axes when creating an animation using CurveEditor are as follows.

For the types of animations that can be created using CurveEditor, click here.

SRT Animation

Currently, SRT animations are supported for texture UV, lights, and cameras.

Animation	Vertical axis and horizontal axis of CurveEditor	Values being set
Scale	Horizontal axis	Number of frames (number of frames to be animated)
	Vertical axis	Sets the scale value.
Rotate	Horizontal axis	Number of frames (number of frames to be animated)
	Vertical axis	Sets the rotation value.
Translate	Horizontal axis	Number of frames (number of frames to be animated)
	Vertical axis	Sets the translation value.

Color Animation

Values set for color animations are as follows.

A (Alpha) is only supported for diffuse color under Color.

Setting	Vertical axis and horizontal axis of CurveEditor	Description of Setting
Color animation (R G B A)	Horizontal axis	Number of frames (number of frames to animate the color)
	Vertical axis	Color can be set in the range 0 to 1 for each RGB. The RGB color components become stronger as the set value approaches 1. For A, the alpha becomes more transparent as the set value approaches 1.

Texture pattern animation

Values set for texture pattern animations are as follows.

Animation	Vertical axis and horizontal axis of CurveEditor	Values being set
Texture pattern animation	Horizontal axis	Number of frames (number of frames to animate the texture)
	Vertical axis	Sets the texture number to be used.

Visibility Animation

Values set for visibility animations are as follows.

Animation	Vertical axis and horizontal axis of CurveEditor	Values being set
Visibility Animation	Horizontal axis	Number of frames (number of frames to show/hide the model)
	Vertical axis	0 (hide) and 1 (show) are used to set the visibility of a model.

Camera View Animation

Values set for camera view animations are as follows.

Animation	Vertical axis and horizontal axis of CurveEditor	Values being set
Near/Far Animation	Horizontal axis	Number of frames (number of frames to animate near/far)
	Vertical axis	Sets near/far values.
Fovy Animation	Horizontal axis	Number of frames (number of frames to animate Fovy)
	Vertical axis	Sets the view angle in degrees.
Aspect Animation	Horizontal axis	Number of frames (number of frames to animate the aspect)
	Vertical axis	Configures the aspect ratio.
Viewpoint Animation	Horizontal axis	Number of frames (number of frames to animate the viewpoint)
	Vertical axis	Sets the viewpoint position in world coordinates.
UpVector Animation	Horizontal axis	Number of frames (number of frames to animate the UpVector)
	Vertical axis	Sets the UpVector position in world coordinates.

For details on cameras, click here.

Lookup tables

Settings using the horizontal and vertical axes on the CurveEditor panel when setting a lookup table are as follows.

Lookup tables are used for lighting calculations by pre-registering output values for each of 256 different input values.

Settings	Vertical axis and horizontal axis of CurveEditor	Values being set
Lookup tables	Horizontal axis	Input value. May be set from 0 min. to 256 max.
	Vertical axis	Output value. May be set in the range from 0.0 to 1.0.

For details on lookup tables, click Here.