CGTalk - Max 5: How come I can't get the track view in a viewport?

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GRMac13

03-11-2003, 03:28 AM

Hey guys, in Max 4, I used to be able to get the trackview to open up in my viewport by right-clicking the viewport name and choosing trackview from the drop-down. Now the only way I get the trackview ("curve editor") is as a flotaing window. I'd rather just have it docked in a VP tho, because my GI is getting a bit cluttered at the moment. Anyone knwo if this feature is gone? or did they move it somewhere else?

LFShade

03-11-2003, 04:39 AM

For some strange reason, Discreet took away the ability to stick trackview into a viewport. I suspect they figured the curve editor at the bottom would be sufficient, but it's just not. There is, at least, one small consolation - you can dock the trackview floater to the bottom (it docks just below the timeline), which at least gives you a non-floating version that can display the dopesheet view, and which contains all tracks rather than just the selected objects' tracks.

GRMac13

03-11-2003, 05:06 AM

Thanx LFShade. Docking the trackview to the bottom is better than having it floating around. The only thing is that I had to move my left toolbar (I had a Cometscripts menu there). No biggie, but what the heck were they thinking by removing the viewport feature?

LFShade

03-11-2003, 05:15 AM

I've put in my $.02 at the Discreet web board to have the option put back in. I think others have requested the same, so we'll see what happens :rolleyes:

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