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The displayed keys use color coding, so you can easily determine what kind
of key exists at that frame. Position, rotation and scale keys are red, green,
and blue, respectively, and non-transformational keys such as modifier
parameters are gray. You can customize the colors in the
Customize User
Interface dialog
on page 7489 , and depends on the selected/unselected state of
the key. The frame indicator is a similar bar displayed in blue.
A key on the track bar can represent any number of animated parameters for
the selected objects. Transformations, modifiers, and animated material
parameters can all have keys at a particular frame.
To display a list of all keyed values for a key on the track bar, right-click the
key. Choose a key type from the right-click menu to display its key properties
dialog. Delete keys and filter the track bar display using options on the
right-click menu.
The track bar right-click menu contains a submenu that lists any procedural
controllers (list controllers, expression, reactors, springs, noise, and so on)
assigned to the current object selection. If you select one of the controllers
from the submenu, the properties dialog for that controller displays in a
modeless dialog.
The track bar can display a waveform (.wav file) that has already been assigned
to the sound object in Track View. To display this feature, right-click the track
bar and choose Configure > Show Sound Track. If no waveform is currently
assigned to the sound object or if you are using a third-party sound object
plug-in that is not compatible with the waveform display, this part of the
track bar is unavailable.
You can modify the active time segment on page 7702 by pressing Ctrl and Alt
while dragging the track bar. Hold the left mouse button to slide the start of
the range, the right mouse button to slide the end of the range, and the middle
mouse button to change both the start and end frames together. A tooltip at
the cursor and a status bar message will indicate the range you are setting.
NOTE While the Auto Key button is depressed, the time slider background is
highlighted red, to indicate that 3ds Max is in automatic keyframing mode.
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