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Scale Axis Adjusts an axis using controls in the Motion panel > Key Info
rollout.
An axis should already have a key to adjust. To create keys, either turn on
Auto Key and scale the object, or click Scale in the Create Key group on the
PRS Parameters rollout.
Script Controller
Main toolbar > Curve Editor (Open) > Select a track in the Track View
hierarchy. > Track View menu bar > Controller menu > Assign > Script
Graph Editors > Track View - Curve Editor > Select a track in the Track View
hierarchy. > Track View menu bar > Controller menu > Assign > Script
The following Script controllers are available in the software:
■ Float Script - float controller
■ Position Script - position Point3 controller
■ Point3 Script - Point3 controller
■ Rotation Script - rotation Quaternion controller
■ Scale Script - scale Point3 controller
■ Transform Script on page 3261 − matrix3 PRS controller
The Script controllers work similarly to
Expression controllers on page 3154.
They provide a Script Controller dialog where a script can be entered for
computing the controller value. The primary advantages of Script controllers
are:
■ They can use all the features of the MAXScript language, including loops,
scripted functions, and path names.
■ Almost any property of any object in a scene can be used to help compute
controller values, including mesh vertices, values of properties at arbitrary
frame times, and other non-animatable properties that are not accessible
in Expression controllers.
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