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Also,youcanopenthe Spinner Right-Click menu
(page 2–278)
by right-clicking a numer ic field in
Parameter Collector .
Toolbar
The Parameter Collector toolbar provides button
access to the most commonly used funct ions.
[collection name]—If empty, enter a name for the
current collection, or choose a differen t collection
from the drop-down list. If a name appears and
you edit it, pressing ENTER duplicates the current
collection with the new name.
New Collection—Creates a new, empty
collect ion, clearing the current collect ion name
and the rollout area. You can restore any existing
collection by choosing it from the drop-down list.
Duplicate Collection—Creates a new, unnamed
collection containing the same data as the current
collection. Enter a name for the duplicate selection
intheeditablefield.
You can also duplicate a collection and name it at
thesametimebyeditingthenameofanexisting
collection and pressing ENTER.
Delete Collection—Removes the current
collection from memory.
Multiple Edits—Enables multiple editing,
in which changing the value of any selected
parameter simultaneously changes all selected
parametersofthesametypebythesameamount.
This applies to both Absolute and Relative modes
(see following).
Absolute/Relative—Works the same way a s the
Absolute/Offset mode toggle on the
Coordinate
Display (page 3–755)
.WhenAbsoluteischosen,
modifyingavaluechangesittotheexactamount
you specify. When Relative is chosen, the displayed
value is 0 , and modifying the parameter adds the
specified change to the origin al value. The ac tual
value appears only in Absolute mode.
This applies to numeric values only; any changes
to other values, such as color , are always absolute.
Note: With multiple parameters selected, and
Multiple Edits on, changing the value of a selected
parameter changes the other selected parameter
values
by thesameamount,not to the same
amount. This happens in both Absolute and
Relative modes.
K ey S elected—Sets keys (page 3–1054) for
selected parameters only at t he current frame.
Available only when
Auto Key (page 3–760) is on.
R eset S elected—Sets all selected numeric
parameters to 0. Has no effect on other parameter
types.
Move Parameters Down—Moves each selected
parameter down one position within its rollout,
if possible.
Move Parameters Up—Moves each selected
parameter up one position w ithin its rollout, if
possible.
AddtoSelectedRollout—Lets you add new
parameters to the selected rollout. Click this
button to open the Track View Pick dialog, and
then choose the parameters from the dialog.
Note: Yo u c a n ad d s e v e r a l p a r a m e t e r s at on c e b y
highlighting them in the dialog before clicking OK.
Add to New R ollout—Lets you add new
parameters to a new rollout. Click this button
to open the Tr ack View Pick dialog, and then
choose the parameter from the dialog. Parameter