Utilities

The Utilities tab is one block of housekeeping buttons (plus an auto-update markers checkbox). They're listed below in the order they appear in the panel.

Icon	Button	What it does
	Create Control Layer	Creates the CurveConductor control layer if it doesn't already exist. It's also created automatically the first time you apply a curve.
	Expressions ON / OFF	Disables or re-enables all CurveConductor expressions in the active comp. OFF preserves the text so keyframe editing runs at native speed; ON re-enables everything instantly.
	Bake to Keys	Converts selected curve expressions to permanent keyframe easing — a non-destructive path to a similar result as Direct to Keys. Properties with blended segments and motion paths get backed as linear keys which trace the motion and timing, whereas typical scalar properties get backed in a smarter way with ease data applied to necessary keyframes.
	Fit Curve to Keys	Lays the selected curve's slider keyframes over the selected property's keyframe span. The curve shape is preserved — only the time range changes. Reshaping the curve then maps cleanly in real time in the graph editor.
	Rename Curves	Renames a curve everywhere it's used — slider effects on the control layer and on local layers, every expression that references it, and every marker text in Marker-Driven mode. Use this instead of renaming a slider directly to ensure a non-destructive workflow.
	Invert Curve	Flips the selected curve's values (v → 100−v). Click again to toggle back. The purpose of this utility is to match a more intuitive feel for curves (like bounce) that simulate gravity or downward motion.
	Localize to Layer	Copies curve and blend sliders from the control layer onto the selected layer(s) and re-points their expressions to the local copies — for one-off overrides that shouldn't affect other layers using the same curve.
	Re-link to Control	Reverse of Localize. Switches localized layer(s) back to the shared control layer and removes the local tag.
	Health Check	Scans selected layers for CurveConductor expressions with stale key indices or missing curve references, and reports what needs re-applying.
	Remove Unused	Deletes curve sliders on the control layer that no expression references. Built-in preset references that are still in use are preserved.
	Update Markers	Writes/refreshes the cyan segment labels on selected layers. Run this after retiming or to restore labels you've cleared.
	Clear Markers	Removes the cyan CurveConductor segment labels from selected layers. Grey curve-driving markers in Marker-Driven mode are not touched.

Below the button grid sits one checkbox:

• Auto-update markers (on by default) — keeps the cyan segment labels current whenever Apply, Blend, or Remove changes a layer.