Twitchy CP Blues

[svetlik]

While lost in a fit of wreckless zeal I accidentally created a bunch of CP keyframes in a relationship and a Smartskin so my question is How (if possible) does one get RID of CP keyframes? Have tried the Delete Key button at the bottom of the page in the keyframe toolbar but no effect.

I suspect that residual keyframes I made in a relationship carried over into the Smartskin and is causing "twitches" in the CPs and don't know how to get rid of it.

Am hoping there's a simple way to do this. Can CP xyz postions be diplayed on the graph editor? As always any help appreciated and it's good to be able to reach the AM forum again!!!

[robcat2075]

Welcome back Edward!

AFAIK CP movement in a smartskin is not displayable in graph form.

However, when you have a smartskin window open, and are in muscle mode, you can use the  Previous and Next keyframes buttons to jump through all the smartskin keys. When you find one you don't like you can press the Delete Keyframe button to vanquish that key or... draw a selection around specific CPs you don't want, then press Delete Keyframe to remove the keys on just those CPS.

[svetlik]

I have tried the delete key button but not selecting the CP so I'll try that and let you know. Thanks for the response.

[svetlik]

It WORKED!! Selection was the answer HOORAY!

thanks robcat.

[svetlik]

Actually it only HALF worked!  Selecting keyframe CPs in Smartskin doesn't work, you have to delete the whole Smartskin for that bone but it works in the relationship part.

[robcat2075]

9 hours ago, svetlik said:

Actually it only HALF worked!  Selecting keyframe CPs in Smartskin doesn't work, you have to delete the whole Smartskin for that bone but it works in the relationship part.

I have to think you are doing something other than what is described. I am able to delete keys in a smartskin, both whole and partial.

[svetlik]

Figures. I'll try to make a sample PRJ and if I can repeat the problem I'll send it to you.

[svetlik]

Using v19.5e on Windows 11. Still cannot delete CP keyframes from Smartskin.

Please see attached PRJ.

Try the Rshin Smartskin. Am creates a CP key before and after the one I set. (????) and I can't delete any.

I set keys at 0, -25, -45, -70, -90 & -110.

What am I doing wrong?

BodyTest.prj

[robcat2075]

In my brief test I notice that I can click through and delete key frames in the expected fashion in v18, but not in v19.5

i will look at this some more.

[svetlik]

Thanks for looking at it. Let me know what you find.

[robcat2075]

Which of those are the unwanted keyframes?

Possible work-around, when just pressing the Delete Keyframe button doesn't work...

• click to a keyframe you want to delete
• draw a selection lasso around the keyed CPs,
• nudge them 1 pixel left and right with the cursor keys
• press the Delete Keyframe button

It may take a few iterations of that to find and select all the CPS that are in a key in a complex mesh.

[svetlik]

thanks that seems to be working.