Add Note Track

Main toolbar > Open Track View > Select one or more item labels in the Track View Hierarchy. > Track View toolbar. > Add Note Track

Graph Editors menu > Track View > Open Track View > Select one or more item labels in the Track View Hierarchy. > Track View toolbar. > Add Note Track

With Add Note Track, you can insert a note track below the selected track in the Track View Hierarchy. You can make note keys and notes at certain time locations to keep track of keys do.

Any item in the Hierarchy list can have a note track added as a branch below it. You can add a note track to an item in any of the Track View modes, but Edit Keys mode is the most convenient.

Note tracks are inserted as branches directly below the selected items. The icon for a note track is a yellow triangle, indicating that it is a special type of non animated controller.

Once you have created a note track for an item, use Add Keys to insert note keys. Use the Notes dialog to edit the notes.

Procedures

To add a note track:

  1. On the Track View toolbar, click Edit Keys.

  2. Select one or more item labels in the Hierarchy list.

  3. Click Add Note Track.

    Note tracks are inserted as branches directly below the selected items. The icon for a note track is a yellow triangle, indicating that it is a special type of non-animated controller.

To add a note key to a note track:

  1. Click Add Keys.

  2. Click in a note track to place a note at that location.

To edit notes:

  1. Right-click a note key to display the Notes dialog.

  2. Enter your note in the edit box.

    The first line of your note appears as a label to the right of the note key. You should type a short one or two word description as the first line of your note. Press ENTER to enter the body of the note.

Interface

Add Note Track: Inserts a note track directly below the selected items in the Hierarchy list.

Notes Dialog

Adds or edits notes on the animation in Track View. The first line of your note appears as a label to the right of the note key. You should type a short one or two word description as the first line of your note. Press ENTER to start the body of the note.

Note Number: Indicates which note key you are working with. Click the left arrow to move back to the previous note or the right arrow to move forward to the next note.

Time: Sets the time position for the note key. Change the value to move the note to a new time.

Lock Key: Locks the key to the Time field. When set, the key ignores all operations performed with Move, Slide, and Scale. The only way to change the key's time is to use the Time field in the Notes dialog.