| 
       << Click to Display Table of Contents >> Navigation: MotionDesigner Reference & User Interface > BLEND-POINT (NODE) EDITOR > Control-Button 'States and Patterns' | 
    
Whether you can control the motion-value of a Blend-Point is a function of the:
C.Control-Buttons states
You must understand the states of the Control-Buttons in the Blend-Point Editor (and the Segment Editor).
Each motion-derivative (P V A J) has three Control-Buttons.
Each Control-Button has different states. Please read carefully the definitions in this table.
Control-Button State  | 
Definition:  | 
|---|---|
  | 
It is possible, and do control the motion value at the End of the Previous-Segment  | 
  | 
It is possible, but do not control the motion value at the End of the Previous-Segment  | 
  | 
It is NOT possible to control the motion-value at the End of the Previous-Segment  | 
  | 
Do NOT FORCE the motion-value at the Start of the Selected-Segment to equal that of the End of the Previous-Segment  | 
  | 
Do FORCE the motion-value at the Start of the Selected-Segment to equal that of the End of the Previous-Segment  | 
  | 
It is possible, and do control the motion value at the Start of the Selected-Segment  | 
  | 
It is possible, but do not control the motion value at the Start of the Selected-Segment  | 
  | 
It is NOT possible to control the motion-value at the Start of the Selected-Segment  | 
The Control-Buttons can have nine different patterns.

  | 
||
▼ ▼ ▼  | 
▼ ▼  | 
▶ Start of Selected-Segment : Possible but DO NOT control the value  | 
▶  | 
End of the Previous-Segment ≠ Start of the Selected-Segment  | 
|
▶  | 
End of Previous-Segment : Possible but DO NOT control a value  | 
|

  | 
||
▼ ▼ ▼  | 
▼ ▼  | 
▶ Start of Selected-Segment : Possible but DO NOT control the value  | 
▶  | 
End of the Previous-Segment ≠ Start of the Selected-Segment  | 
|
▶  | 
End of Previous-Segment : Possible and DO control the value  | 
|

  | 
||
▼ ▼ ▼  | 
▼ ▼  | 
▶ Start of Selected-Segment : Possible and DO control the value  | 
▶  | 
End of the Previous-Segment ≠ Start of the Selected-Segment  | 
|
▶  | 
End of Previous-Segment : Possible but DO NOT control the value  | 
|

  | 
||
▼ ▼ ▼  | 
▼ ▼  | 
▶ Start of Selected-Segment : Possible and DO control the value  | 
▶  | 
End of the Previous-Segment ≠ Start of the Selected-Segment  | 
|
▶  | 
End of Previous-Segment : Possible and DO control the value  | 
|

  | 
||
▼ ▼ ▼  | 
▼ ▼  | 
▶ Start of Selected-Segment : NOT possible to control the value  | 
▶  | 
End of the Previous-Segment = Start of the Selected-Segment  | 
|
▶  | 
End of Previous-Segment : Possible but DO NOT control the value  | 
|

  | 
||
▼ ▼ ▼  | 
▼ ▼  | 
▶ Start of Selected-Segment : NOT possible to control the value  | 
▶  | 
End of the Previous-Segment = Start of the Selected-Segment  | 
|
▶  | 
End of Previous-Segment : Possible and DO control the value  | 
|

  | 
||
▼ ▼ ▼  | 
▼ ▼  | 
▶ Start of Selected-Segment : NOT possible to control the value  | 
▶  | 
End of the Previous-Segment = Start of the Selected-Segment  | 
|
▶  | 
End of Previous-Segment : NOT possible to control the value  | 
|

  | 
||
▼ ▼ ▼  | 
▼ ▼  | 
▶ Start of Selected-Segment : Possible but DO NOT control the value  | 
▶  | 
End of the Previous-Segment ≠ Start of the Selected-Segment  | 
|
▶  | 
End of Previous-Segment : NOT possible to control the value  | 
|

  | 
||
▼ ▼ ▼  | 
▼ ▼  | 
▶ Start of Selected-Segment : Possible and DO control the value  | 
▶  | 
End of the Previous-Segment ≠ Start of the Selected-Segment  | 
|
▶  | 
End of Previous-Segment : NOT possible to control the value  | 
|