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Note:
You can add several parameters at once by
highlig hting them in the dialog b efore clicking OK.
Delete Selected—Deletes all selected
parameters.
Delete All—Deletes all parameters and rollouts.
Rollouts
Rollouts work the same way in Parameter Collector
as they do on the command panel (page 1–12).
You can expand and collapse a rollout by clicking
its title bar, and mov e it to another location by
dragging the title bar. You can resize the dialog to
be able to see all rollouts at once.
Only one rollout can be selected at a time.
Youselectarolloutbyclickingthehorizontal
bar beneath the title; when selected, this bar
is orange-yellow in color, and angle brackets
surround the rollout title ( for example, “> Hand
Parameters <”).
The interface for e ach parameter on a rollout is as
follows:
[Select Parameter]—Asmallcheckbuttonon
the left side of the rollout. Click it to toggle the
parameter’s select ion status. When selected,
the button appears pressed in and is colored
yellow-orange.
[parameter name]—By default, the parameter has
the same name as is shown in Track View, but you
can change it with the Edit menu > Edit Notes
command. You can see the default name for a
parameter as well as the object it controls, if any,
by hovering the mouse over the parameter name;
theinformationappearsonatooltip.
[par ameter va lue]—Shows the cur rent value of the
parameter. The parameter ty pe determines how
this appears: numeric field/spinner, color swatch,
etc.Youcaneditthevaluethesamewayasonthe
command panel or a dialog.
If a key exists for the value at the current frame,
the spinner or swatch appears with red brackets
at the corners.
[Proper t ies]—Opens a Key Info dialog (page
2–304) for the parameter. Available only i f the
parameter has an animation controller.
Use the Key Info dialog to edit an animation key’s
value, time, and interpolation methods.
Par ameter Collector M enu B a r
Animation menu > Parameter Collector > Parameter
Collector menu bar
Keyboard > Alt+2 > Parameter Collector menu bar
The Parameter Collector dialog menu bar provides
access to a number of important commands.
Some of these commands are replicated on the
dialog toolbar; others, such as the Selec t tools,
are available only from the menus. Also, you can
open the Spinner Right-Click menu (page 2–282)
by right-clicking a numeric field in Parameter
Collector.
Interfa ce
Collection menu
Thefirstthreeitemsinthismenuareunavailable
untilyouenteranameforthecurrentcollectionin
theeditablefield(drop-downlist)justbelowthe
menu bar.
New Collection—Creates a new, empty collection,
clearing the current collection name and the
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.