Canvas

The canvas is the place where the selected curves are displayed:

• The horizontal X axis shows the time in frames (default, Alt + F) or in seconds (Alt + T).
• The vertical Y axis represents the parameter's value at a certain time.
• A grey vertical line indicates the position of the timeline slider.
• An adaptive background grid shows you where the cursor will snap in when the → snap option is enabled.
• A right-click menu provides access to some important functions.
• When you move the mouse over the canvas you will see the corresponding X and Y values in the → information bar.

The background of the canvas can be changed by loading an image:

• Hit Alt + I to load an image
• The image will not be saved permanently and has to be reloaded with the next launch of RealFlow.

Multiple keys are selected by dragging a rectangle around them:

• The marked area is indicated by a dark grey colour.
• This curve segment can be shifted with the mouse using click-and-drag.
• The new X and Y values of the selected keys are displayed while moving the curve segment.

Working with Keys

A new key is added with

• a double-click on the canvas
• Ctrl/Cmd + LMB for more precision

Some more actions:

• Hit Del to remove selected keys.
• Move keys by selecting and dragging them

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