Chapter 20 Using Show Motion to View a Model 531 Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Picking the New Shot… button opens the New View/Shot Properties dialog box. This dialog box is discussed in the next section. Picking the Close ShowMotion button closes the ShowMotion toolbar. New View/Shot Properties New View/Shot Properties Dialog Box Dialog Box All shot creation takes place inside of the New View/Shot Properties dialog box. It is accessed by using the ShowMotion toolbar as previously described or by using the NEWSHOT command. The dialog box can also be displayed from within the View Manager dialog box by picking the New… button. The New View/Shot Properties dialog box is shown in Figure 20-2. You must supply a shot name and a shot type. A view category is not required, but can help organize shots. This feature is discussed later in the chapter. The setting in the Boundary area determines what is displayed in the shot. The Current display radio button is on by default. This means the shot will be composed of what is currently shown in the drawing area. You can adjust the view by picking the Define window radio button. This temporarily closes the dialog box so you can draw a rectangular window to defi ne the view. After picking the second corner, you can adjust the view by picking the fi rst and second corners of the window again. Press [Enter] to accept the window and return to the dialog box. Below the Boundary area are two tabs containing options that allow you to defi ne the overall view and then specify the types of movement and motion desired in the shot. These tabs are discussed in the next sections. NEWSHOT Toolbar ShowMotion Render New Shot… Figure 20-1. The ShowMotion toolbar is displayed at the bottom of the screen and provides controls for creating and manipulating shots. ShowMotion toolbar Pin or unpin toolbar Play All Stop Turn on Looping New Shot… Close toolbar
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