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Select By Name (Track View) 589
the track of the currently selected object at the
topofthelist. Iftheobjectisachildofaclosed
hierarchy, the hierarchy is opened to display the
selected object. If more than one object is selected
in the scene, the uppermost selected object in the
Hierarchy list is placed at the top of the list. If
no objects are selected, nothing happens. This
function works only on object tracks.
Procedure
Toplacetheselectedobjectatthetopofthe
Hierarchy list:
1.
Select an object in the viewports.
2. Open Track View, and then click Zo om
Selected Object.
TheobjectisplacedatthetopoftheHierarchy
list.
This option is handy to quickly find an object
in a hierarchy, such as a character’s finger, and
place it at the top of the Hierarchy list.
Select By Name ( Track V iew)
TrackView>CurveEditororDopeSheet>TrackSelection:
Track View toolbar > Select By Nam e field
With Select By Name you can highlight tracks in
the Hierarchy window by entering the track names
(including optional w i ldcards) in the editable field.
IftheControllerTypedisplayisactiveintheFilters
options,youcanspecifybycontrollertypeaswell.
Select By Name using wildcard
Notes
• The name selection is not case-sensitive, except
for text within parentheses.
• Only those tracks that are open and displayed
can b e selected.
• You can use wildcard characters. For example:
Seat selects all objects with Seat in the beginning
of the name.
(Cone01)Position selects only the Position track
under Cone01.
(Cone*)Position selects the Position track under
all objects that begin with "Cone"
• You can include multiple names in your
selection if you separate them with commas; for
example: Cone,Box,Sphere.
Procedures
To highli ght a ll the tr acks i n a scene:
•Enter* intheSelectbyNamefieldintheTrack
Selection toolbar.
All the tracks are selected at once.