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Icons
PurposeIcon
Opens a shortcut menu that enables you
to add new items to the tree view with
commands such as Add Scene, Add Cam-
era and so on.
Deletes the currently selected item in the
tree view.
NOTE If you made a mistake, use the
button on the Standard toolbar
to restore the deleted item.
Moves the currently selected item up in
the tree view.
Moves the currently selected item down
in the tree view.
Check Boxes
Use the check boxes in the scene view to control whether the corresponding item is active, whether it loops,
ping-pongs, and if it should run infinitely.
Active Select this check box to make the animation in the scene active. Only active animations will play.
NOTE To make a scene active, you need to select it in the Scene Picker on the Animator toolbar.
Loop This check box is available for scenes and scene animations. It enables you to control the playback mode.
Select this check box to use loop mode. When the animation reaches the end, it will reset back to the start and
run again.
P.P. This check box is available for scenes and scene animations. It enables you to control the playback mode.
Select this check box to use ping-pong mode. When the animation reaches the end, it will run backwards until
it reaches the start. Unless loop mode is also selected, this will only happen once.
Infinite This check box is only available for scenes. Select this check box to make the scene play indefinitely
(that is, until the Stop button is pressed). If this check box is clear, the scene will play until its end point is
reached.
NOTE When a scene is set to infinite, it can not also loop or ping-pong; so if you select this check box, the Loop and
P.P. check boxes are not available for your scene.
The Animator Timeline View
The timeline view shows the timelines with keyframes for animation sets, cameras, and section planes in your
scenes.
Use it to visualize and edit the animations.
Timescale Bar
At the top of the timeline view is the timescale bar in seconds. All timelines start at 0.
Right-clicking the timescale bar opens a shortcut menu.
Use the
and icons at the bottom of the tree view to zoom in and out on the timescale bar.
The default timescale shows around 10 seconds of animation on a standard screen resolution, zooming in and
out has an effect of doubling or halving the visible area. So, for example, zooming in shows around 5 seconds
of animation, and zooming out shows around 20 seconds.
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