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Procedure
Tochangethesizeofonegridsquare:
• Right-clicktheSnapToggleonthemaintoolbar
to display the Grid and Snap Settings dialog.
Alternately, you can choose Customize menu >
Grid and Snap Settings.
• On the Home Grid tab, in the Gr id D imensions
group, change the Grid Spacing value.
Thenewvalueisdisplayedinthegridsetting
display.
• Close the dialog by clicking the X at the upper
right corner of the Grid and Snap Setting
dialog.
Time Tag
Status bar > Add Time Tag
Time t a gs are text labels t hat you can assign to any
pointintimeinyouranimation.
They let you easily jump to any point in your
animation by selecting its tag name. The tags can
be locked to be relative to other t ime tags s o that
themovementofonetimetagwillupdatethetime
position of another.
The time tags are not attached to keyframes. They
aresimplyawaytonameeventsthatoccurinyour
animation and navigate to them. If you move your
keyframes, you will need to update your time tags
accordingly.
Inter face
Left-click or right-click the Time Tag bo x to
display a menu with the following items:
Add Tag—Displays the Add Time Tag dialog (page
3–710) that lets you define a t ag name for the
currentlocationintime.
Edit Tag—Displays the Edit Time Tag dialog (page
3–711) that lets you rename, delete, or edit any
defined tag.
The remainder of the menu displays frame
numbers and their tag names. Choose a tag name
to jump to the spot in time defined by the tag.
Add Time Tag Dialog
Status bar > Click in the Time Tag box. > Add Tag
Use the Add Time Tag dialog to define a time tag
(page 3–710) for the current spot in time.
Procedure
Tousetimetags:
1.
Movetothespotintimewhereyouwantto
add a tag.
2. Click in the Time Tag box, and choose Add Tag
from the menu.
3. In t he Add Time Tag d ialog, enter the name of
the tag. Choose whether to lock it to time and
whethertomakeitrelativetoanothertag,and
click OK.
The name of the tag appears in the tag slot, and
willreappearwheneveryougotothatspotin
time.
To j u mp t o a define d t a g , click the Time Ta g slot
and choose the tag name f rom t he list.
To rename, delete, or change the properties of
atag,clicktheTimeTagfieldandchooseEdit
Tag (page 3–711).