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596 Chapter 12: Animation
Theactivetimesegment(lighterbackground
color) is centered in the Key window.
Inter face
Zoom Hor i zo nta l Extent s—Adjusts the
magnification of the Track View Key window
horizontally so that all of the active time seg ment
is visible at once.
Zoom Hor izonta l Ex tents K eys—Scales the
Track View Key window horizontally to display
thefullrangeofallanimationkeys.Depending
on your animation, this view could be larger or
smaller than the active time segment.
Zo o m V alue E xt en ts
Track View > Curve Editor > Navigation: Track Vi ew
toolbar > Zoom Value Extents
Zoom Value Extents is a flyout containing the
Zoom Value Extents and Zoom Value Extents
Range buttons.
In Function Curves mode, Zoom Value Extents
adjusts the size of the Tra ck View Key window
vertica l ly so that you can see the full height of the
curve. Zoom Value Extents Range also adjusts the
windowverticallybutitzoomsonlytotheheight
ofthekeyframesthatarecurrentlyinview.
Note: In Dope Sheet mo de, Zoom Value Extents
and Zoom Value Extents Range serve no func tion.
Pr ocedur es
To zoom to the hei ght of t he cur v es:
1.
In the Hierarchy list, highlight the tracks to
display.
2. On the Track View status bar, click Z oom
Va lue E x t e nts.
The Key w indow scales vertically to display the
function cur ves.
This is particularly useful if you are zoomed in
and need to see all the keys again. There is no
undoforviewchangesthatoccurintheKey
window, so the Zoom Extents button can serve
the function of resetting your view.
To zoom to the height of the k eyf ra mes that a re
cur rently visible:
1.
In the Hierarchy list, highlight the tracks to
display.
2. On the Track View status bar, click Z oom
Value Extents Range.
The Key window scales vert ically to the height
of the keyfr ames in view.
This is useful if you want to focus on working
with one section of your animation curve.
Zoom Tr ack Vi ew Key Wi ndow
Maintoolbar>CurveEditororDopeSheet>Navigation:
Track View toolbar > Zoom
In Track View, the Zoom controls are available
from a three-button flyout. You can zoom
your view of time horizontally (Zoom Time),
vertically (Zo om Values), or in both directions
simultaneously (Zoom). Drag to the right or
upward (Z oom Values) to increase m ag nification,
or to the left or downward (Zoom Values) to
decrease magnification.
Zooming o ccurs around the cursor location.