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Anonymous
November 15, 2016
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ShortCuts... Add and Share

  • November 15, 2016
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As I'm getting more into Character Animator... the more I'm becoming aware of ShortCut Keys... those little  key combination that can help!

So I thought I would start this post with the single purpose of collecting and sharing any shortcuts that may be useful!

If you know of a ShortCut then please add it to the list...

If you select a Panel.. the blue line around the panel shows it is selected... and you press the Plus & Minus key.... the panel will open up full size.

Give it a go and you'll see what I mean.

PS. I'm using a Mac UK configured keyboard, so you may find it is a different key. If it is please add your finding here.

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      Anonymous
      November 27, 2016

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      Anonymous
      November 27, 2016
      Switching between programs...

      This is good when you have several apps open at the same time, as it allows you to quickly switch from one to another.

      Mac: cmd+Tab

      Windows Alt+Tab

      If you are in Character Animator.. if you press; cmd+E it will take you to the Original Edited File... in Ps, or Ai.

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      Anonymous
      November 16, 2016

      Set Rest Pose

      If you are making adjustment, then need to Set the Rest Pose, without going back into the Camera & Microphone Panel....

      Cmd+P

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      Anonymous
      November 17, 2016

      Puppet       Scene

      cmd+F4     cmd+F2

      When you are viewing the Puppet Panel

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        Anonymous
        November 18, 2016

        Up and Down.... Left and Right Arrow Keys

        These are a great way for getting around and learning the structure of the Groups and Layers in the Puppet Panel.

        The Up and Down Keys.. do as you would expect.

        The Right Key... this move you down the files and automatically opens Groups.

        The Left Key... this move you up the files and automatically closes Groups

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        Anonymous
        November 16, 2016

        Import Photoshop or Illustrator file into Character Animator

        ​When you are in Ch...

        Cmd+i

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        Anonymous
        November 16, 2016

        Moving the image around in the Scene Panel...

        If you are zoomed and then want to move the character to see a close up of different parts, hold the Alt key and then click-and-drag the image...

        alt + click&drag (Scene)

        El Wombat
        El Wombat
        Inspiring
        November 15, 2016

        Great thread, thanks for creating this one!

        I found these helpful:

        Change Puppet Layer Order (scene panel): CMD / CTRL + ArrowUP/DOWN

        Show all keyboard triggers and handles:     CMD / CTRL + "/"   (deutsch: cmd + "-")

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        Anonymous
        November 16, 2016

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        Anonymous
        November 15, 2016

        Open and Close a Folder

        cmd & Double Click         cmd+W & Double Click

        In the Puppet Panel... if you hold cmd and double click on a Folder... it will open that folder and show all it's contents.

        If you hold cmd+W and double click it will go back to show the previous state.

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        Anonymous
        November 15, 2016

        Open Photoshop from inside Character Animator

        If you have started inside Character animator and want to go to Photoshop to do a bit more creating...

        Click the Character in the Puppet Panel... then press cmd+E

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