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Managing Parameter Snapshots
The snapshots used to establish the values in the widgets are created in any of three
ways:
• Clicking the Edit Mode Start button in the Widget Inspector
• Control-clicking parameters and adding them to a rig via the shortcut menu
• Dragging and dropping a parameter onto an existing rig or widget in the Layers list
The first method is described below. For more information about the other methods, see
Controlling Rigs from Parameter Animation Menus and Building a Rig.
Recording Snapshots on the Fly
When you click the Edit Mode Start button in the Widget Inspector or Rig Inspector,
Motion records parameter changes you make (including parameters you animate). A
window appears containing a Stop Rig Edit Mode button.
While Rig Edit Mode is active, you can modify parameters in your project. The parameter
changes you make are stored in the current snapshot. (Other snapshots in the rig are
unaffected.)
After you stop Rig Edit Mode, any parameter you modified (in the Canvas, or in the HUD
or Inspector) is added to the Widget Inspector, and its state is saved in the snapshot.
Note: Only one snapshot can be modified per edit mode session. To edit more than one
snapshot, end the editing session, select another snapshot (by clicking another snapshot
tag for a slider, by choosing a new menu item for a pop-up menu, or by changing the
state of a checkbox), then start a new edit mode session.
Parameters affected by a rig display a joystick icon on the right side of the parameter
row.
Indicates parameter is
controlled by a rig.
489Chapter 10 Using Rigs