Creating Cycles
You can create cycles from a portion of your animation or completely reverse the flow of your animation.
- In the Xsheet or Timeline view, select the cell range and keyframes to loop.
- From the top menu, select Edit > Copy Cells From the Timeline.
- In the Xsheet or Timeline view, select the cell where you want your cycles to start.
- From the top menu, select one of the following:
- Edit > Paste Cycle
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Press Ctrl + / (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ + / (macOS).
The Paste Special dialog box opens.
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In the Cycles drop-down, select the 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.
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In the Number of Cycles field, enter the number of cycles to paste.
- Click OK.
- In the Xsheet or 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 ⌘ + . (macOS).