Action Name

Name of the action source that is created. If you select Delete plotted action (below), this name is irrelevant.

Start Frame

Frame at which to begin plotting the animation.

End Frame

Frame at which to end plotting the animation.

Step Value

Frame step increments to use. When = 1, every frame is plotted and a key is set at every frame; when = 2, every other frame is plotted and a key is set at every other frame, and so on.

Kind of Fcurve

- Standard is the same kind of fcurve as used in the animation editor, mapping time and values. If you select Standard, you can specify the type of fcurve Interpolation.

- Boolean fcurves map time to Boolean values (true or false). These create staircase-like function curves, useful for plotting animated toggles (on/off values).

- Integer fcurves map time to integer values. These also create staircase-like fcurves, useful for plotting the values of integer parameters, such as RGB values.

- Raw Data maps time and values, like standard fcurves but using only linear interpolation. They require less memory, which means a smaller file size. These are useful when long animation sequences are plotted, such as from motion capture sessions.

Interpolation

You can select the type of interpolation only when the Standard fcurve option is selected: Spline, Linear, or Constant. These are the same as fcurve interpolations.

Process rotations to ensure continuity

Any complete (full 360-degree) rotations or more are processed for continuity. This option treats orientation as an entity instead of individual rotation function curves. This allows the plot processing to avoid “spikes” in the continuity of the rotation curves, when they may jump between equivalent (but discontinuous) representations.

Only Rotation X/Y/Z function curves are processed by this command. For example, the Roll parameter on a skeleton’s bone is not considered to be a rotation fcurve, so its rotation is not processed.

Fit Plotted Values with an Fcurve

Reduces the number of keys on the fcurves resulting from the plot.

Fit Tolerance

If the previous option is selected, use this option to adjust the closeness of the fit of the curve. Smaller values respect the original shape of the curve more by using more keys, resulting in a fit that keeps closer to the original curve.

Apply plotted animation to object

Applies the plotted animation directly to the object.

If you deselect this option, the action source is created, with the Name you specified, in the model’s Mixer > Sources > Animation folder and the Project > Sources > Animation > Model folder. You must then select the source and apply it to the object by choosing the Actions > Apply > Action command on the Animate toolbar.

Apply using paste keys rather than replace curve

Pastes the keys of the plotted animation to the object’s existing fcurves rather than replacing the entire fcurve with the plotted one.

You can even paste keys between different types of fcurves (such as between Raw Data and Standard types, etc.).

Delete plotted action

Deletes the plotted action source that is created.

If you deselect this option, an action source is created. If you select Apply plotted animation to object, the action source is applied to the object; if you don’t select that option, you must apply the action source to the object, as described above.