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Swap—
Swapsthemaps.Thisoptionisn’tdisplayed
when you drag from one rollout to another.
Cop y or Swap Colors Dialog
Material Editor > Basic Parameters ro llout or Extended
Parameters rollout or both > Drag one color swatch to
another.
The Copy or Swap Colors dialog is displayed when
youcopyacolorbydragginganddroppingacolor
swatch. It gives you the choice of copying the color
or swapping the colors, trading one for the other.
Inter face
Swap—Swaps the colors.
Co py—Copies the color you dragged.
Create Material Preview Dialog
Material Editor > Mak e/Play/Save Preview flyout > Ma k e
Preview
The Create Material Preview dialog is displa yed
when you click Make Preview (page 2–1434) to
preview an animated material. By default, the
preview is saved in the \pre views subdirectory with
the name _medit.avi.YoucanuseSavePreview
to give the preview a different name so it won’t be
overwritten the next time you use Make Preview.
Interfa ce
Preview Range group
Active T ime S egment—Renders the active time
segment (page 3–904).
Custom Range—Renders a custom range from the
start to the end frame you specify in the spinners
below.
Frame Rate group
These controls specify the playback ra te.
Ever y Nt h Fra me—Renders a regular sampling of
the animation. For example, a value of 8 includes
only every eig hth frame in the prev iew. D efault=1
(every f r ame).
Playback FPS —Specifies the playback rate in frames
per second. Default=30 (ful l speed).