# Parameter Management - Maxon Autograph

> Part of the documentation index for Maxon Autograph (https://help.maxon.net/ag/en-us/llms.txt). Section path: Parameter Management. 20 page(s) in this section.

Overview page:

- [Parameter Management](https://help.maxon.net/ag/en-us/Content/html/Category_Parameters.html.md)

## Pages

- [Parameter Types, States and Handling](https://help.maxon.net/ag/en-us/Content/html/Parameter_types.html.md): Parameters are everywhere in Autograph - on layers, Generators, and Modifiers.At minimum, parameters contain:
- [Managing Dimensions](https://help.maxon.net/ag/en-us/Content/html/Managing_dimensions.html.md): A parameter can consist of several values called dimensions. For example, the parameter Position2D consists of a first value for "X" (the horizontal …
- [Generators and Modifiers](https://help.maxon.net/ag/en-us/Content/html/Generators_modifiers.html.md): We can see that parameters containing images are not the only ones with these two slots. All parameters, no matter their type, can be connected to a …
- [Linking and Sharing](https://help.maxon.net/ag/en-us/Content/html/Linking_and_sharing.html.md): As described in the Generators and Modifiers section, all parameters of any kind, always have two slots:
- [Copy/Paste between Projects](https://help.maxon.net/ag/en-us/Content/html/Copy_paste_between_projects.html.md): The same concept of dimensions applies when you Copy/Paste a parameter. If you click on the name of the Position parameter in the layer stack or …
- [Transform and Animation (Parameter Management)](https://help.maxon.net/ag/en-us/Content/html/Category_Transform_Animation.html.md)
  - [Select and Move (Transform and Animation)](https://help.maxon.net/ag/en-us/Content/html/Select_and_move.html.md): When stacking layers, Autograph builds a Selection Map based on both the Position of each element in the layer stack from bottom to top, and each layer’s …
  - [Layout Tool (Transform and Animation)](https://help.maxon.net/ag/en-us/Content/html/Layout_tool.html.md): The Layout Tool is located in the vertical bar on the left of the Viewer. This toolbar lets you quickly position multiple layers or Shape Paths according …
  - [Timeline (Transform and Animation)](https://help.maxon.net/ag/en-us/Content/html/Timeline.html.md): The Timeline is one of the interface panels where you can place and visualize different elements chronologically. Each element is represented by a line …
  - [Playback and Options (Transform and Animation)](https://help.maxon.net/ag/en-us/Content/html/Playback_and_options.html.md): To play the animation, you can either press the buttons at the bottom of the Viewer, or use the keyboard shortcuts.
  - [Caching and Background Rendering (Transform and Animation)](https://help.maxon.net/ag/en-us/Content/html/Caching_and_background_rendering.html.md): Calculation time can vary depending on image complexity and the number of composing elements (2D layers, 3D scenes, lighting, shadows, etc.). Each time …
  - [Work Areas (Transform and Animation)](https://help.maxon.net/ag/en-us/Content/html/Work_areas.html.md): Each composition embeds one or more time ranges called Work Areas. By default, a single Work Area is assigned to a composition when it's created, with a …
  - [Animating with Generators (Transform and Animation)](https://help.maxon.net/ag/en-us/Content/html/Animating_with_generators.html.md): Here we will go over Generators, as the Animator Modifier and Keyframes will be described in separate sections.Let's start with a simple logo in a new …
  - [Keyframes (Transform and Animation)](https://help.maxon.net/ag/en-us/Content/html/Keyframes.html.md): Keyframe animation is one of the oldest principles of creating computer graphics. It draws inspiration from traditional 2D animation, which itself is …
  - [Motion Path (Transform and Animation)](https://help.maxon.net/ag/en-us/Content/html/Motion_path.html.md): When adding keyframes to a 2D parameter, Autograph draws a trajectory in the Viewer based on the parameter changes over time. This trajectory is called a …
  - [Motion Path Tool (Transform and Animation)](https://help.maxon.net/ag/en-us/Content/html/Motion_path_tool.html.md): When using the 2D Transform Tool, selecting several animated layers will show multiple Motion Paths at the same time.
  - [Curve Editor: Value Graph (Transform and Animation)](https://help.maxon.net/ag/en-us/Content/html/Curve_editor_value_graph.html.md): The Graph Editor is one of the Timeline modules. It is accessible on the right side via a button representing a curve.
  - [Curve Editor: Retime Graph (Transform and Animation)](https://help.maxon.net/ag/en-us/Content/html/Curve_editor_retime_graph.html.md): As described in the Graph Editor - Value Graph chapter, there is a second mode called the Retime Graph which lets you work in conjunction with Motion …
  - [Animator Modifier (Transform and Animation)](https://help.maxon.net/ag/en-us/Content/html/Animator_modifiers.html.md): The Animator is a bit special because it is halfway between a Generator and a Modifier. Just like every Modifier, it can be added to the data embedded in …
