Chapter 20 Using Show Motion to View a Model 545 Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. To rename a shot, pick the Rename entry in the shortcut menu. The name is high- lighted below the thumbnail image. Type the new name and press [Enter]. To delete a shot, select Delete from the shortcut menu. There is no warning the shot is simply deleted. The UNDO command can reverse this action. If there is more than one shot in a category, you can rearrange the order. Right- click on a thumbnail image and pick either Move left or Move right in the shortcut menu. This moves the shot one step in the selected direction. When a change is made to the model, it is not automatically refl ected in the thumbnail images. If you do not update thumbnail images, they will remain in their original format, regardless of how many changes are made to the model. Selecting Update the thumbnail for in the shortcut menu displays a cascading menu with options for updating the thumbnail image: • This view. Updates only the thumbnail image for the shot on which you right-clicked. • This category. Updates all thumbnail images in the category. This option is only enabled when you right-click on a category thumbnail image. • All. This option updates all thumbnail images in all categories and shots. Creating and Using View Creating and Using View Categories Categories A view category is a grouping that can be created in order to separate different types of shots. A view category can also contain shots arranged in a sequence so that they appear connected as they are played together. This is an optional feature, but an effi cient method of separating different types of shots or grouping shots to use for a specifi c purpose. When a new category is created, it is represented by a category thumbnail image displayed above the ShowMotion toolbar. To create a new view category, pick in the View category: drop-down list text box in the New View/Shot Properties dialog box. Then, enter a name. See Figure 20-18. The name is added to the drop-down list. If you wish to organize shots by categories, be sure to select the view category from the drop-down list before picking the OK button to exit the dialog box and create the shot. You must create a shot to create a view category. If you delete the only shot in a view category, you also delete the category. The view category will no longer be avail- able in the New View/Shot Properties dialog box. Figure 20-17. Right-click on a shot or view category thumbnail image in the ShowMotion toolbar to display this shortcut menu. Figure 20-18. To create a new view category, type its name in the View category: drop- down list text box. Type a name to create a category