Steps and Procedures Panel

Use

The Steps and Procedures panel presents, and is used to control, all user-defined steps, and procedures. You can create and delete steps, add and edit procedures containing specific steps, reverse the step order, and modify step properties.

The panel can be resized, moved, floated, docked, and closed similar to the functionality in most Windows applications. It also includes a context-sensitive right-click menu that relates to step functionality. Further options include viewing, arranging, activating, and renaming steps, and updating the step thumbnails. In addition, you can create and edit procedures containing specific steps.

Features

Elements

Functional Description

Create

Opens the Step Properties window, and is used to create a step based on the current camera, render mode, and selected objects.

Delete

Deletes the selected step

Options

Opens the Step Options window, and is used to modify the global step settings.

Thumbnails

Displays a thumbnail view with the name of each file

  • Show Animations: Displays the associated animation sequences

Reset All Steps

All steps are reset to their saved positions (first frame)

Reset

The step that is currently active is reset to its saved position (first frame)

Play

Plays the step forward

Stop

Stops the step from playing

Expand All

Expands all steps at procedure level.

Collapse All

Collapses all steps at procedure level.