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Parameter Collector Menu Bar 137
Collector c reates a new rollout to hold the
parameters.
Note: You can add several parameters at once by
highlig hting them in the dialog before clicking OK.
Delete S elected—Deletes all selected
parameters.
Delete All—Deletes all parameters and rollouts.
Rollouts
Rollouts work the same way in Parameter Collec tor
as they do
on the command panel (page 1–12) .
You can expand and collapse a rollout by clicking
its title bar, and move it to another location by
dragging the title bar. You can resize the dialog to
be able to see all rollouts at once.
Only one rollout can be selected at a time.
Youselectarolloutbyclickingthehorizontal
bar beneath the title; when selected, this bar
is orange-yellow in color, and angle brackets
surround the rollout title (for example, “> Hand
Parameters <”).
The interface for each parameter on a rollout is as
follows:
[Select Parameter]—Asmallcheckbuttonon
the left side of the rollout. Click it to toggle the
parameter’s selection status. When selected,
the button appears pressed in and is colored
yellow-orange.
[parameter name]—By default, the p arameter has
the same name as is shown in Track View, but you
can change it with the Edit menu > Edit Notes
command. You can see the default name for a
parameter as well as the object it controls, if any,
by hovering the mouse over the parameter name;
theinformationappearsonatooltip.
[par ameter va lu e]—Shows the current value of the
parameter. The parameter type determines how
this appears: numeric field/spinner, color swatch,
etc. You can edit the va lue the same way as on the
command panel or a dialog.
If a key exists for the value at the current frame,
the spinner or swatch appears with red brackets
at the corners.
[Proper t ies]—Opens a Key Info dialog (page
2–299)
for the par a meter. Available only if the
parameter has an animation controller.
Use the Key Info dialog to edit an animation key’s
value, t ime, and interpolation methods.
Par ameter Collector M enu B a r
Animation menu > Parameter Collector > Parameter
Collector menu bar
Keyboard>ALT+2>ParameterCollectormenubar
The Parameter Collector dialog menu bar provides
access to a number of important commands.
Some of these commands are replicated on the
dialog toolbar; others, such as the Select tools,
are available only from the men us. Also, you can
open the
Spinner Right-Click menu (page 2–278)
by r ight-clicking a numeric field in Parameter
Collector.
Interf ace
Collection menu
Thefirstthreeitemsinthismenuareunavailable
untilyouenteranameforthecurrentcollectionin
theeditablefield(drop-downlist)justbelowthe
menu bar.
New Collection—Creates a new, empty collection,
clearing the current collection 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