Creating Cycles
You can create cycles from a portion of your animation or completely reverse the flow of your animation.
- In the Timeline view, select the cell range and keyframes to loop.
- From the top menu, select Edit > Copy Cells From the Timeline.
- In the Timeline view, select the cell where you want your cycles to start.
- From the top menu, select one of the following:
‣ | Edit > Paste Cycle or press Ctrl + / (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ + / (Mac OS X). |
The Paste Special dialog box opens.
‣ | Edit > Paste Special or press Ctrl + B (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ + B (Mac OS X). |
The Paste Special dialog box opens.
- In the Number of Cycles field, enter the number of cycles to paste.
- In the Cycle Type menu, select a type of cycle to paste.
‣ | Normal (forward): Pastes the selection as is, starting with the first cell and ending with the last. |
‣ | Reverse: Pastes the selection reversed, beginning with the last cell and ending with the first. |
‣ | Forward -> Reverse: Pastes the selection as a yo-yo, starting with the first cell, going to the last cell and ending with the first cell. |
‣ | Reverse -> Forward: Pastes the selection as a reversed yo-yo, starting with the last cell, going to the first one and ending with the last cell. |
- Click OK.
- In the Timeline view, select the cell range and keyframes to paste inverted.
- From the top menu, select Edit > Copy.
- In the Timeline view, select the cell where you want the cycles to start.
- From the top menu, select Edit > Paste Reverse or press Ctrl + . (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ + . (Mac OS X).