How do I get the animation paths in the graph editor to match?

[Craig Wieland]

I want to get the spacing the same with the ball traveling down to match the spacing going up. I am using the Graph editor and scaling the handle to match frame 11, but when I do this it will not match frame one. What can I do to make the up and down animation path identical? 

[Martin Bergwerf]

Hi @CCWieland ,

I think you made a mistake in counting: Frame 1 is up, Frame 12 is down, that would mean the next top is on Frame 23 (you have it on 24) and the next down on Frame 34 (you are on 35)….

[Craig Wieland]

Thank you.

[tanya]

Hi –  I know Martin answered your question, but this might help in the future.  You can set the handle values using using F-Curve in the graph editor.

Also it is sometimes easier to just work with the motion paths, to try to get the motion you. want.

[Omar Domenech]

Also if you want a keyframe to be the same in a given frame number, you can also Shift + D in the timeline to duplicate the frame and with G to grab, enter the number of frames you want that moved and they will be identical.

[Craig Wieland]

Thanks you all, I appreciate the help. I am going to screen record to show you what I am attempting to do. I think that is the best way to ask.

[Craig Wieland]

here is my video question.

https://youtu.be/sFevC63h-rg 

[Martin Bergwerf]

Hi @CCWieland ,

If you match the handles exactly, then you get what you want, but there are three keyframes that can influence the curve:

I think that your handles on keyframe 1  are not symmetrical/matching keyframe 25. If you have perfect symmetry in all your handles around frame 13, then the curves will also be symmetrical and therefore the Motion Path will match.

[Martin Bergwerf]

Your handles:

[Craig Wieland]

Thank you Martin that helped so much. Thank you as well Tanya, and Omar. 

https://youtu.be/qLKHaZzHJig

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