Which tangent is on the right of the key vertex?

Which tangent is on the right of the key vertex?

• A. Incoming tangent
• B. Outgoing tangent
• C. Vectors (Vector Handles)
• D. Bezier

Answer: (B)

This question hinges on how tangents define the direction of a curve at a keyframe. At each key vertex there are two tangents: the one on the left, which is the incoming tangent, and the one on the right, which is the outgoing tangent. The right-hand tangent sets the slope as the curve leaves the key toward the next key, so it’s the outgoing tangent that sits on the right of the key vertex. In Max’s curve editor, you adjust this with the handles (vector or Bezier handles) to shape the departure slope. The left-side tangent would control how the curve approaches the key, not how it leaves.

This question hinges on how tangents define the direction of a curve at a keyframe. At each key vertex there are two tangents: the one on the left, which is the incoming tangent, and the one on the right, which is the outgoing tangent. The right-hand tangent sets the slope as the curve leaves the key toward the next key, so it’s the outgoing tangent that sits on the right of the key vertex. In Max’s curve editor, you adjust this with the handles (vector or Bezier handles) to shape the departure slope. The left-side tangent would control how the curve approaches the key, not how it leaves.