The Range Slider, located below the
Time Slider, controls the playback range reflected in the
Time Slider.
A. Animation Start Time B. Playback Start Time C. Range Slider Bar D. Playback End Time E. Animation End Time F. Character Set menu G. Animation Layer menu
See Playback options for information about the Framerate, Loop, Auto Key, and Animation icons that appear beside the Range Slider.
- Animation Start Time
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This field sets the start time of the animation.
- Animation End Time
- This field sets the end time of the animation.
- Range Slider
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- Drag either end of the Range Slider to manually extend or shorten the Playback Range.
- Playback Start Time
- This field shows the current start time for the playback range. You can change it by entering a new start time, including a negative value. If you enter a value that is greater than the Playback End Time, the Playback End Time is adjusted to one time unit greater than the Playback Start Time.
- Playback End Time
- This field shows the current end time for the playback range. You can change it by entering a new end time. If you enter a value less than the Playback Start Time’s value, the Playback Start Time is shifted to one time unit less than the Playback End Time.
- You can also edit the preceding settings from the
Animation Preferences window.
Note: Changes to the Range slider are undoable. You can change this setting in the Undo preferences with the Consolidate Time Changes option.
- Animation Layer menu
- The Animation menu is a quick way to switch the current Animation Layer.
- Character Set menu
- The Character menu is a quick way to switch the current Character Set.