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Track View consists of several toolbars. You can open these toolbars by right-clicking the toolbar (away from the buttons) and selecting the Show Toolbars submenu. The available toolbars depend on the layout (Function Curve Layout, Function Curve Layout [Classic], or Dope Sheet). The default Function Curve toolbars are the Key Controls, Navigation, Key Tangents, Tangent Actions, and Key Entry. For the Track View–Dope Sheet, the default toolbars at the top of the interface include the Keys, Time, Display, and Name toolbars. All these toolbars can be docked, floated, and hidden. You also can add and delete new toolbars using the right-click pop-up menu.

New Feature

The Key Controls, Key Entry, and Tangent Actions toolbars are all new to 3ds Max 2012. •

Cross-Reference

You can learn more about docking and floating toolbars in Chapter 1, “Exploring the Max Interface.” •

For the Function Curve Editor, these toolbars are a reduced set that includes the main functions. The older toolbars are still available and can be selected using the Load Layout⇒Function Curve Layout (Classic) menu command in the toolbar right-click pop-up menu.

Note

Depending on the size of the Track View window, you may need to drag the toolbar to the left to see the buttons at the right end of the toolbar. •

Key Controls toolbar

The Key Controls toolbar is the first of the default toolbars for the Function Curve Editor. Table 37.1 describes these buttons.

Navigation toolbar

The Navigation toolbar for the Curve Editor lets you pan and zoom to focus on a specific area of the Track View window. Table 37.2 describes these buttons. This same toolbar is available in the Dope Sheet.

New Feature

The Region tool and Isolate Curve tool are both new to 3ds Max 2012. •

Key Tangents toolbar

The Key Tangents toolbar is another of the default Curve Editor toolbars. It is used to set the In and Out curve types. This toolbar also is available in the Dope Sheet layout. Table 37.3 describes these buttons.

Tangent Actions toolbar

The Tangent Actions toolbar is another of the default toolbars in the Curve Editor. It is used to quickly break and unify tangent handles. Table 37.4 describes these buttons.

New Feature

Both the Break and Unify Tangents tools are new to 3ds Max 2012. •

Key Entry toolbar

The Key Entry toolbar in the Curve Editor displays the current frame and value for the selected key. If multiple keys are selected, only the frame value is displayed. You also can enter values in these fields to change the current frame and/or value for the selected key or keys. This is a huge timesaver if you want to change multiple keys to the same value.

The same frame and value fields are available in the Dope Sheet in the Key Stats toolbar.

Key Tangents toolbar

The Key Tangents toolbar is the first of the default toolbars in the Dope Sheet. Table 37.5 describes these buttons.

Time toolbar

The Time toolbar is another of the default toolbars for the Dope Sheet. It is used to work with time ranges. Table 37.6 describes these buttons.

Display toolbar

The Display toolbar is another of the default toolbars for the Dope Sheet. Table 37.7 describes these buttons.

Track Selection toolbar

At the bottom edge of the Dope Sheet window are three toolbars that appear by default. These toolbars are the Track Selection, Key Stats, and Navigation. Using these toolbars, you can locate specific tracks, see information on the various keys, and navigate the interface.

In the Track Selection toolbar is the Zoom Selected Object button and the Select by Name field, in which you can type a name to locate any tracks with that name.

Note

In the Select by Name field, you also can use wildcard characters such as * (asterisk) and ? (question mark) to find several tracks. •

The Key Stats toolbar includes Key Time and Value Display fields that display the current time and value. You can enter values in these fields to change the value for the current time. You also can enter an expression in these fields in which the variable n equals the key time or value.