This command bar is displayed when you are creating or editing Motion Path or Camera Path events.

Select Parts Step

Specifies the parts you want to follow the motion path. Select the parts you want in the graphic window. This step is only available when creating or editing a motion path.

Draw Path Step

Draws a path to guide component or camera motion. You can draw a curve that defines the path in the graphic window.

Finish/Cancel

This button changes function as you move through the motion path definition process. The Finish button applies the motion path properties you defined. The Cancel button discards any input and exits the command.

Select Parts Step Options

Deselect (x)

Clears the selection.

Accept (check mark)

Accepts the selection.

Draw Path Step Options

Activate Part

Activates the selected part.

Keypoints

Sets the type of keypoint you can select to define the motion path curve. The available keypoint options may be different than displayed below.

	Allows you to select any keypoint.
	Allows you to select an end point.
	Allows you to select a midpoint.
	Allows you to select the center point of a circle or arc.
	Allows you to select a tangency point on an analytic curved face such as a cylinder, sphere, torus, or cone.
	Allows you to select a silhouette point.
	Allows you to select an edit point on a curve.

Open Path

Sets the path curve type to open.

Closed

Sets the path curve type to closed. The start and end points of a closed path curve are coincident. If the start and end points you selected are not coincident, and you set the Closed option, a keypoint that is coincident with the start point is automatically added to the curve.

When you set this option, the Start and End options are automatically set to Periodic. Periodic curves are closed, connected, and tangent at the first and last points on the curve.

Frame Count

Specifies the total frame count for the path.

Straight Path

Creates the path with straight segments.

Blend Path

Creates the path with curved or blended segments.

Hold

Holds the component position until the next key frame.

Deselect (x)

Clears the selection.

Accept (check mark)

Accepts the selection.