This mode lets you see which of an object’s parameters have animation and can display multiple selected objects as well. It’s much like you’ve seen in the mini timeline but here we can do much more. The first is the Dope Sheet, where you can see the keyframes as little squares. So there’s two modes to the graph editor. Lastly, hit the keyboard shortcut ‘H’ to zoom out and frame all the keys.

You can always move/zoom using the navigation icons in the top right of the graph editor’s window. “3” key + click & drag rotates in the viewport but does nothing in the graph editor since that’s a 2d view, silly rabbit. So how do we navigate around this window? Well, you know how you can move in the viewport pressing the “1” key + click & drag? You can do the same in the graph editor too! Zooming in and out of the window by pressing “2”+ click & drag works the same as well and you can also hold Shift + mouse scroll wheel to zoom. You should see some happy little boxes or curves in your graph editor. Ok, now that you’ve got it open, now what? In order to see any keyframes for an animated object, you first gotta select the object in the Object Manager.

That’s some dope sheet yo! NAVIGATION IN GRAPH EDITOR If you’re an After Effects user and are keen on keyboard shortcuts, you’ll be happy to know that Shift + F3 opens Cinema 4D’s graph editor too. This will open in a floating window that you can place wherever you like. Another way you can open Cinema 4D’s graph editor is thru the menus (Window > Timeline (Dope Sheet)).

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