546 AutoCAD and Its Applications—Advanced Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. View Category Basics After a new view category is created, it is represented by a thumbnail image above the ShowMotion toolbar. The category name is shown below the thumbnail image. As you create more shots within a category, the thumbnail images for the new shots are placed to the right of existing shots above the category thumbnail image. The thumbnail image for the fi rst shot in a view category is displayed as the view category thumbnail image. An entire view category and all of the views included in it can be quickly deleted. Simply right-click on the view category thumbnail image and pick Delete in the shortcut menu. An alert box appears asking you to confi rm the deletion. The shots in a deleted view category cannot be recovered, so be sure there are no shots in the category you wish to save before deleting. However, you can use the UNDO command to reverse the deletion. PROFESSIONAL TIP PROFESSIONAL TIP Remember, you can change the order of the shots in a view category using the shortcut menu. Picking Move left or Move right moves the shot one step. Continue moving shots until the order is appropriate. Playing and Looping Shots in a View Category A view category is a useful tool for grouping shots to be played together in a sequence. To play the shots in a view category, move the cursor over the view cate- gory thumbnail image above the ShowMotion toolbar. Then, pick the Play button in the thumbnail image. All shots in the category will be played. You can also use the SEQUENCEPLAY command to play the shots in a view category. If you want the shots in a category to run on a continuous loop, pick the Turn on Looping button in the ShowMotion toolbar. Then, when the Play button is picked, the shots in the view category will display until the Pause button is picked either on the ShowMotion toolbar or in the view category thumbnail image. Pressing the [Esc] key also stops playback. To return to single-play mode, pick the Turn off Looping button on the ShowMotion toolbar. This button replaces the Turn on Looping button. Changing a Shot’s View Category and Properties If you put a shot in the wrong view category, it is simple to move the shot to a different category. Right-click on the shot thumbnail image and select Properties… in the shortcut menu. Select the proper category name in the View category: drop-down list in the View/Shot Properties dialog box and pick the OK button. The shot thumbnail image will move into position above its new view category thumbnail image. To change shot properties, right-click on the shot thumbnail image and pick Properties… in the shortcut menu. All properties of the shot can be changed in the View/Shot Properties dialog box. Change the settings as needed. Always preview the shot before you pick the OK button to save it. SEQUENCEPLAY Type SEQUENCEPLAY SPLAY