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Document No: 2.3.004 Revision: 2.0 Updated: 3/21/2012
The Timeline plays the role of controlling an object’s motion and time in terms of animation. To create an animation, click the
button and move the fram pointer. All the elements animatedin the Edit Window are displayed with a . The Timeline
controls these Keys and the values of each axis, which creates a more precise animation.
Timeline
Features of Timeline
Timeline
Expansion
Animation
Edit Mode Frame Pointer
Time Ruler
Track
Hierarchical
Structure
Change Layer
Order
View Graph
Expand/Shrink Timeline
Select/Add/
Delete Keys
Track Align
Current Frame
Key
Range Track
Range Bar
View/Hide Object
Lock/Unlock Object
Hierarchical Structure
The Hierarchical Structure is a term used in 3D graphics software such as Autodesk 3DS
Max. It displays the hierarchy of animation elements that belong to a CG object, consisting
of 6 types of structures. If you click or , all of the following subordinate structures
are minimized or expanded respectively.
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