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Grid Setting Display 757
See also
Units Setup Dialog (page 3–891)
Grid Setting Display
Status bar > Grid Setting Display
Thegridsettingdisplayshowsthesizeofonegrid
square.
This value is constant in the active v iewport. It
does not change if you zoom in ver y close or zoom
out very far.
Procedure
Tochangethesizeofonegridsquare:
• Right-clicktheSnapToggleonthemaintoolbar
to display the Grid and Snap Settings dialog.
Alternately, you can choose Customize menu >
Grid and S nap Settings.
• On the Home Grid tab, in the Grid Dimensions
group, change the Grid Spacing value.
Thenewvalueisdisplayedinthegridsetting
display.
• Close the dialog by clicking the X at the up per
right corner of the Grid and Snap Setting
dialog.
Time Tag
Status bar > Add Time Tag
Time tags are text lab els that you can assig n to any
pointintimeinyouranimation.
They let you easily jump to any point in your
animation by selecting its tag name. The tags can
be locked to be relative to other time tags so that
themovementofonetimetagwillupdatethetime
position of another.
Thetimetagsarenotattachedtokeyframes.They
aresimplyawaytonameeventsthatoccurinyour
animation and navigate to them. If you move your
keyframes, you will need to update your time tags
accordingly.
Interfa ce
Left-click or r ight-click the Time Tag box to
display a menu w ith the following items:
Add Ta g—Displays the Add Time Tag dialog (page
3–757)
that lets you define a t a g name for the
currentlocationintime.
Edit Tag—Displays the Edit Time Tag dialog (page
3–758)
that lets you rename, delete, or edit any
defined tag.
The remainder of the menu displays fram e
numbers and their tag names. Choose a tag name
to jump to the spot in time defined by the tag.
Add Time Tag Dialog
Status bar > Click in the Time Tag box. > Add Tag
UsetheAddTimeTagdialogtodefinea time tag
(page 3–757)
for the current spot in time.
Procedure
Tousetimetags:
1.
Movetothespotintimewhereyouwantto
add a tag.
2. Click in the Time Tag box, and choose Add Tag
from the menu.