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Parameter Collector 141
by right-clicking a numeric field in Parameter
Collector.
Toolbar
The Parameter Collector toolbar provides button
access to the most commonly used functions.
[collection name]—If empty, enter a na me for the
current collection, or choose a different collection
from the drop-down list. If a name appears and
you edit it, pressing
Enter duplicates the current
collection with the new name.
New Collection—Creates a new, empty
collect ion, clearing the cur rent collection name
and t he rollout area. You can restore any existing
collection by choosing it from the drop-down list.
Duplicate Collection—Creates a new, unnamed
collection containing the same data as the current
collection. Enter a name for the duplicate selection
intheeditablefield.
You can als o duplicate a collection and name it at
thesametimebyeditingthenameofanexisting
collection and pressing
Enter .
Delete Collection—Removes the current
collection from memory.
Multiple Edits—Enables multiple editing,
in w h ich changing the value of any selected
parameter simultaneously changes all selected
parametersofthesametypebythesameamount.
This applies to both Absolute and Relative modes
(see following).
Absolute/Relative—Work s the s ame w ay as
the Absolute/Offset mode toggle on the Coordinate
Display (page 3–708). When Absolute is chosen,
modifyingavaluechangesittotheexactamount
you specify. When Relative is chosen, the displayed
value is 0, and modifying the parameter adds the
specified change to the original value. The actual
value appears only in Absolute mode.
This applies to numeric values only; any changes
to other values, such as color, are always absol ute.
Note: With multiple parameters selected, and
Multiple Edits on, changing the value of a selected
parameter changes the other selected parameter
values by the same amount, not to the same
amount. This happens in both Ab s olute and
Relative modes.
K ey Sel ected—Sets keys (page 3–960) for
selected parameters only at t he current frame.
Available only when Auto Key (page 3–717) is on.
R eset S elected—Sets all selected numeric
parameters to 0. Has no effect on other parameter
types.
Move Parameters Down—Moves each selected
parameter down one position within its rollout,
if possible.
Move Parameters Up—Moves each selected
parameter up one position within its rollout, if
possible.
AddtoSelectedRollout—Lets you add new
parameters to the selected rollout. Click this
button to open the Track View Pick dialog, and
then choose the parameters f rom t he dialog.
Note: Yo u c a n a d d s e v e r a l p a r a m e t e r s a t o n c e b y
highlighting them in the dialog before clicking OK.
Add to New R ollout—Lets you add new
parameters to a new rollout. Click this button
to open the Track View Pick dialog, and then
choose the parameter from the dia log. Parameter
Collector creates a new rollout to hold t he
parameters.