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Chapter 35: Animating with the Expression Controller and Wiring Parameters
Toolbar Button
Name
Move Parameters
Moves the selected parameters downward in the rollout
Down
order.
Moves the selected parameters upward in the rollout
Move Parameters Up
order.
Opens a Track View Pick dialog box where you can
Add to Selected
Rollout Description
select the parameter to add to the selected rollout.
Add to New Rollout Opens a Track View Pick dialog box where you can
select the parameter to add to a new rollout.
Delete Selected Deletes the selected parameters.
Delete All Deletes all parameters in the current collection.
Properties Opens the Key Info dialog box for the selected parameter if
a key is set. This button is found to the right of a parameter.
Within the Parameter Collection dialog box, you can create and name new rollouts, add parameters to these
rollouts using a Track View Pick dialog box, and save multiple rollouts into collections that can be recalled.
Collections are named by typing a new name in the drop-down list located in the upper-left corner of the
interface. This drop-down list holds all available collections. The Collection menu (or the toolbar buttons)
may be used to create, rename, duplicate, or delete a collection.
A Parameter Collection can include multiple rollouts. The current active rollout is marked with a yellow bar
directly under the rollout title and with brackets that surround the rollout name. Using the Rollout menu
(or the toolbar buttons) you can create a new rollout or rename, reorder, or delete existing rollouts.
Parameters are added to the rollouts using the Parameters ➪ Add to Selected and the Parameters ➪ Add to
New Rollout menu commands. Both of these commands open a Track View Pick dialog box where you can
select the specific parameter to add to the current rollout. To the left of each parameter is a small box that
you can use to select the parameter. You can also select parameters using the Edit menu commands.
If multiple parameters are selected, then you can change the values for all selected parameters at the same
time by enabling the Edit ➪ Multiple Edits option. With the Multiple Edits option enabled, changing any
parameter value also changes all other selected parameters.

Caution
Multiple parameters’ values can be changed together only if they are of the same type. n
At the bottom of the Edit menu is the Edit Notes menu command. Using this menu command, you can
change the parameter’s name, link it to a URL, and type some notes about how this parameter works.
The Parameter Collector dialog box can also be used to create animation keys. To create a key for the
selected parameters, you’ll need to enable the Auto Key button and then select the Parameters ➪ Key
Selected or Parameters ➪ Key All menu commands. If a key exists for the selected parameter, the Properties
button to the right of the parameter becomes active and displays the Key Info dialog box when clicked.

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