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To save a Track V iew window:
You can save a part icular Track View window,
displaying to a particular set of tracks, by using the
Name: Track View toolbar .
• EnterthenameforthewindowintheName
field. When you close the window , you can
reload it by choosing Graph Editors > Saved
Track Views. Then choose the named window
from the list.
Tip: Named Track View windows are saved with
afile.
Named layouts are independent of the
file.
To restore the defa ult Track View user inter fa ce:
If you have customized your Track View user
interface and want to return to the original
installed version, do the following:
1. In the \Program Files\Autodesk\3dsmax8\ui\
folder, locate the file trackview.bak .
2. Copy the file and rename the copy
trackview.ini.
3. In Windows Explorer or My Computer,
right-click and choose Properties. Make sure
the Attributes is not set to Read-only.
Tip: You can also right-click the Track View
title bar and choose Load Layout > Default to
return to the default layout. This works only if
you have not saved over the default.
To add a new menu bar name to a custom Track V iew
layout:
1.
From the Customize menu, choose Customize
User Interface.
2. On the Menus panel, click New to create a new
menu. Enter the name of the menu in the New
Menu field and click OK.
3. Using Notepad, open ui/trackview.ini ,and
navigate to the layout section. Choose the
section named
[default] to affect the Curve
Editor toolbar , choose the section called
[Dope
Sheet layout]
toaffecttheDopeSheettoolbar.
4. Change the value of the "Menu Name" entry to
the n ame of the menu you created in step 2.
Save the layout after you are done and the
changes will be persistent.
Tip: YoucanalsomaketheDopeSheet
Editor point at a renamed menu bar by using
MAXScript:
In the MAXScript Listener,
typetrackviews.current.ui.menubar =
"D ope Sheet - Menu Bar " ,substitutingyour
menu bar name, and press the ENTER key.
Note: There is also a script that lets you choose
menus from a list. Choose Customize menu >
Customize User Interface, then on the Menu s
panel, set Group to Main UI and C ategory to
Track View, and choose Load Menu Bar from
the Action list. Select the Track View menu bar
you want to customize from the drop-down
list on the right. Drag the action to the right
window and the menu bar will be customized.
Track V iew Toolbar Right-Click
Menu
Yo u c a n u s e c o m m a n d s o n t h e r i g h t - c l i c k
toolbar menu to perform most Track View UI
customization tasks. Mo v e your cursor over
theblankspacetotherightoftheTrackView
toolbars and right-click. This shortcut menu’s
customization tools are as follows:
•
Dock—Snaps the toolbars into position
horizontally above or below the window , or
vertically along the left or r ight window edge.
Once toolbars are horizontally docked, they
can be reordered by dragging and dropping
them as you like. Also used to dock the window
beneath the viewports.
•
Floa t —Floats the selected toolbar.