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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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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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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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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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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)
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Import Photoshop or Illustrator file into Character Animator
āWhen you are in Ch...
Cmd+i
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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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Puppet Scene
cmd+F4 cmd+F2
When you are viewing the Puppet Panel
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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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Set Rest Pose
Simply Double Click your face in the Camera & Microphone Panel
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Great, Richard, really cool. Thank you for that community effortā¦
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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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