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Icons
PurposeIcon
Opens a shortcut menu that enables you
to add new items to the tree view, such as
Add Scene, Add Camera and so on.
Deletes the currently selected item in the
tree view.
NOTE If you accidentally delete an
item, click Undo
on the Quick Ac-
cess toolbar to restore it.
Moves the currently selected scene up in
the tree view.
Moves the currently selected scene down
in the tree view.
Zoom in on the timescale bar. The actual
value is displayed in the Zoom box to the
right.
Zoom out on the timescale bar. The actual
value is displayed in the Zoom box to the
right.
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 This check box is only available for scene animations. Check this check box to make the animation active
in the scene. 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.
Check 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.
Check this check box to use ping-pong mode. When the animation reaches the end, it will run backward 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. Check this check box to make the scene play indefinitely
(that is, until Stop
is clicked). If this check box is unchecked, 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 check 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.
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