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The default setting for the active time segment runs from frames 0 to 100, but
you can set it to any range.
You can also increase the active time segment using the track bar on page 7531.
Rescaling the Active Time Segment
You use the Re-scale Time button on the
Time Configuration dialog on page
7565 to change your entire animation based on the active time segment.
Use Re-scale Time as follows:
■ Scale all animation in the active time segment to fit within a new time
range.
■ Move the entire animation to a new time.
Click Re-scale Time and then enter new Start Time and End Time values on
the Re-scale Time dialog. When you click OK all the animation in the active
time segment is moved and scaled to fit the new Start Time and End Time
settings. Any animation outside the active time segment is moved to match
the new active time segment boundaries.
For example, say you have an animation from frame 0 to frame 300 and an
active time segment starting at frame 100 and ending at frame 200. Use Re-scale
Time to set the new Start Time to frame 200 and the new End Time to frame
250. Clicking OK gives you the following result:
■ Animation in the active time segment moves forward 100 frames and
shrinks to a length of 50 frames. The new active time segment is from
frames 200 to 250.
■ Animation in the frames preceding the original active time segment moves
forward 100 frames to connect to the start of the new active time segment.
■ Animation in the 100 frames after the original active time segment moves
forward 50 frames to connect to the end of the new active time segment.
You can also rescale the active time segment using the
track bar on page 7531.
Moving Through Time
You can move to any time in your active time segment by using either the
time slider on page 7528, or the Current Frame field on page 7563 in the time
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