Filtering Tracks and Creating Track Sets


With all the information included in the Track View, finding the exact tracks you need can be difficult. The Filters button on the Keys toolbar (or on the Controllers toolbar) can help. Clicking this button opens the Filters dialog box, shown in Figure 33.21.

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Figure 33.21: The Filters dialog box lets you focus on the specific tracks.

Tip 

Right-clicking the Filters button reveals a quick list of filter items.

Using the Filters dialog box

Using this dialog box, you can limit the number of tracks that are displayed in the Track View. The Show section contains many display options. The Hide by Controller Type pane lists all the available controllers. Any controller types selected from this list do not show up in the Track View. You can also elect to not display objects by making selections from the check boxes in the Hide By Category section.

The Show Only group includes options for displaying only the Animated Tracks, Selected Objects, Selected Tracks, Visible Objects, Keyable Tracks, or any combination of these. For example, if you wanted to see the animation track for a selected object, select the Animated Tracks option and click the OK button; then open the Filters dialog box again, choose Selected Objects, and click OK.

You can also specify whether the function curve display includes the Position, Rotation, and Scale components for each axis or the RGB color components.

Creating a Track Set

A selection of tracks can be saved into a track set by clicking the Edit Track Set button located at the bottom of the Track View interface. This button opens the Track Sets Editor, shown in Figure 33.22. Clicking the Create a New Track Set button in the Track Sets Editor creates a new track set containing all the currently selected tracks and lists it in the editor window. Selected tracks can be added, removed, and selected using the other editor buttons.

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Figure 33.22: The Track Sets Editor dialog box lets you name track selections for easy recall.

After a track set is created, its tracks can be instantly selected by choosing the track set's name from the drop-down list located next to the Edit Track Set button at the bottom of the Track View window.




3ds Max 9 Bible
3ds Max 9 Bible
ISBN: 0470100893
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 383

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