Contents

The Interface

Dialogue Boxes

Windows

Top, Front, and Right Windows

Perspective Window

Ortho Window

Schematic Window

DopeSheet Window

Spreadsheet Window

Options Available Only from the Spreadsheet

Freeze Window

Menu Cells Overview

Atmosphere->Depth-Fading

Atmosphere->Layer Fog

Autotrace

Boolean->Animation

Boolean->Info Animation

Boolean->Static

Camera->Dolly

Camera->Frame All

Camera->Frame Selection

Camera->Orbit

Camera->Picture Format

Camera->Rect Zoom

Camera->Reset

Camera->Roll

Camera->Select Camera

Camera->Select Interest

Camera->Settings

Camera->Show Camera

Camera->To Origin

Camera->Tracking

Camera->Zoom

Channel->Activate Selection

Channel->Calibration

Channel->Channel Run

Channel->Channel Setup

Channel->Connection Setup

Channel->Copy Fcurve Connections

Channel->Deactivate Selection

Channel->Get Channel Setup

Channel->Get Motion File

Channel->Reset All

Channel->Save Channel Setup

Channel->Shock

Channel->Shock3D

Channel->Take Recording

Collisions->Flash Obstacles

Collisions->Relax

Collisions->Select ( ) Obstacle

Composite

Constraint->Bounding Plane

Constraint->Cluster Centre

Constraint->Cluster to Object

Constraint->Direction

Constraint->Normal to Surface

Constraint->Object to Cluster

Constraint->Orientation

Constraint->Position

Constraint->Position Limits

Constraint->Relax

Constraint->Rotation Limits

Constraint->Scaling

Constraint->Show Direction

Constraint->Tangency

Constraint->Three Points

Constraint->Two Points

Constraint->Up Vector

Control->Flash Controls

Control->Get Special Control

Control->Relax

Control->Select

C Reduction

Cut

Deformation->by Curve/by Surface

Deformation->BumpMap

Deformation->CVFormula

Deformation->HrcShrinkWrap

Deformation->ShrinkWrap

Deformation->Unwrap

Delete->All

Delete->Selection

Display->Bounding Box

Display->Ghost

Display->Hide

Draw->Attach Hole

Draw->Boolean2D

Draw->Convert to Face

Draw->Curve

Draw->Cut

Draw->Drafting

Draw->Delete Projected Curves

Draw->Delete Trim Curves

Draw->Detach/Delete Hole

Draw->Extract

Draw->Merge Curves

Draw->Merge Surfaces

Draw->Open/Close

Draw->Polygon

Draw->PolySkin

Draw->Project on NURBS Surface

Draw->Splines2Faces

Draw->Trim NURBS Surface

Draw->Zip Surfaces

Duplicate->Align (Motion Module)

Duplicate->AnimateCenter (Motion Module)

Duplicate->AnimatedBridge (Motion Module)

Duplicate->AnimatedDuplicator (Motion Module)

Duplicate->AnimateTransform (Motion Module)

Duplicate->Bridge

Duplicate->CopyCenter

Duplicate->CopyGeometry

Duplicate->CopyTransform

Duplicate->Duplicator

Duplicate->Expand

Duplicate->Expand All

Duplicate->From Animation

Duplicate->HrcCopyGeometry

Duplicate->Immediate

Duplicate->Instance

Duplicate->Instance From Animation

Duplicate->Instance Repetition

Duplicate->Repetition

Duplicate->Setup

Duplicate->Swap

Duplicate->VolumeDuplicate

Dynamics->Joint Properties

Dynamics->Option Setup

Dynamics->Physical Properties

Dynamics->Remove Properties

Edge Flag->Discontinuity/Rect Discontinuity

Edge Flag->Hidden/Rect Hidden

Edge Flag->Select/Rect Select

Edge Flag->Visible/Rect Visible

Edit->Add Point

Edit->Coordinate

Edit->Delete Point

Edit->Move Point

Edit->Move Tag Only

Edit->NURBS Weight

Edit->Proportional

Edit->Proportional Setup

Effects (Tools Module)

Effect->Alignment

Effect->Bevel

Effect->Cleanup

Effect->Convert

Effect->CreateNURBSNet

Effect->CubicMap

Effect->Curve Controls

Effect->Custom

Effect->Flake

Effect->Freeze

Effect->Inverse

Effect->Label

Effect->Merge

Effect->MultiSlice

Effect->Order

Effect->Plane Clipping

Effect->PolygonFilter

Effect->PolygonOptimize

Effect->PolygonReduction

Effect->PolygonRuleBased

Effect->Push

Effect->Puzzle

Effect->Randomize

Effect->Recompute Normal

Effect->Reparameterization

Effect->ResetTransf

Effect->Rounding

Effect->Slice

Effect->Subdivision

Effect->Symmetry

Effect->Web

Effects->AnimatedCoplanar

Effects->AnimatedPush

Effects->AnimatedShrinkWrap

Effects->AnimatedSlice

Effects->AnimatedSplines2Faces

Effects->AnimatedWeld

Effects->BranchLattice

Effects->Cometa

Effects->Cristal

Effects->DDSound

Effects->Explode

Effects->Flock Animation

Effects->Glue

Effects->HrcAnimShrinkWrap

Effects->HrcExplode

Effects->HrcGlue

Effects->HrcMagnet

Effects->HrcShapeJitter

Effects->Jitter

Effects->Limit

Effects->LocalLattice

Effects->Lockdown

Effects->Magnet

Effects->MultiAnimatedSlice

Effects->PolyGrow

Effects->PolyShrink

Effects->ShapeJitter

Effects->Shoe

Effects->Splound

Effects->Wave

Effects->Wave Attach

EXIT

Export->Images

Export->Objects

Export->Attach URL

Expressions

FcrvCopy->2D Texture Global

FcrvCopy->2D Texture Local

FcrvCopy->3D Texture Global

FcrvCopy->3D Texture Local

FcrvCopy->Associate Anim./ Disassociate Anim.

FcrvCopy->Dynamics

FcrvCopy->Light

FcrvCopy->Material

FcrvCopy->Meta-Clay

FcrvCopy->Object

FcrvCopy->Quick Stretch

FcrvCopy->Wave

FcrvEdit->Convert to Raw Fcurve

FcrvEdit->Copy/Paste Fcurve Segment

FcrvEdit->Copy/Paste Object Keys

FcrvEdit->Copy/Paste Tagged Keys

FcrvEdit->Edit Fcurve

FcrvEdit->Edit Key Point

FcrvEdit->Edit Tag Key Points

FcrvEdit->Expression

FcrvEdit->Extrap Mode

FcrvEdit->Fit Spline to Fcurve

FcrvEdit->Interp Management

FcrvEdit->Interp Mode

FcrvEdit->Lock Key Points

FcrvEdit->Set Key

FcrvEdit->Set Keys on Frames

FcrvEdit->Set Rotation Continuity

FcrvEdit->Slope Management

FcrvEdit->Snapshot Fcurve

FcrvEdit->Swap Fcurve

FcrvEdit->Tag Key Points

FcrvReset

FcrvSelect->2D Texture Global/Local

FcrvSelect->3D Texture Global/Local

FcrvSelect->Branch Mode

FcrvSelect->Camera

FcrvSelect->Clear

FcrvSelect->Clear Mode

FcrvSelect->Custom

FcrvSelect->Depth-Fading

FcrvSelect->Dynamics

FcrvSelect->Layer Fog

FcrvSelect->Light

FcrvSelect->Material

FcrvSelect->Meta-Clay

FcrvSelect->Object

FcrvSelect->Options

FcrvSelect->Quick Stretch

FcrvSelect->Wave

FlipBook

Get->DB Exchange

Get->DB Manager

Get->EffectsKeys

Get->EffectsText

Get->Element

Get->Eps2Soft

Get->Fcurve Segment (Motion Module)

Get->From Library Animation
Get->From Library Set Track Filter
Get->From Library Structure Key
Get->From Library Use Track Filter

Get->GetEffectsFont

Get->Primitive Arc
Get->Primitive Circle
Get->Primitive Cone
Get->Primitive Cube
Get->Primitive Cylinder
Get->Primitive Dodecahedron
Get->Primitive Grid
Get->Primitive Icosahedron
Get->Primitive Null
Get->Primitive Octahedron
Get->Primitive Sphere
Get->Primitive Spiral
Get->Primitive Square
Get->Primitive Tetrahedron
Get->Primitive Torus

Get->Primitive Nebula
Get->Primitive Patchformula
Get->Primitive Zzot

Get->Primitive Animatedpatchformula

Get->Scene

Get->Scene (Latest vers.)

Get->Substitution

Get->Text

History

Import->Images

Import->Objects

Info->ChangeInfo

Info->Distance

Info->Elements

Info->Fcurve

Info->Fcurve Buffer

Info->Intersection

Info->Measure (Motion Module)

Info->mental ray

Info->ModelNote

Info->Points

Info->Scene

Info->Selection

Info->Supra Keys

Info->Textures

Info->User Swift Keys

Keyframe

Lattice (Motion Module)

Lattice->MakeLattice

Lattice->Node/Branch

Light->Associate/Disassociate

Light->Define

Light->Edit

Line->Information

Line->Show File

Line->Show Sequence

Material

Mat Oper->Associate/Disassociate

Mat Oper->Copy Mat

Mat Oper->Optimize All

Mat Oper->Optimize Selected

Mat Oper->Set Current

Meta-Clay->Add Element

Meta-Clay->Add System

Meta-Clay->Convert to Polygon

Meta-Clay->Fast Interaction

Meta-Clay->Grouping

Meta-Clay->Preserve Volume

Meta-Clay->Read Metaball File

Meta-Clay->Setup

Meta-Clay->Show Influence

Meta-Clay ->System Shape'

Meta-Clay->Turn OFF Surfaces

Meta-Clay->Turn ON Surfaces

Multi

Output->PostScript

Output->PostScript Fill-in

Output->PostScript Playback

Output->Setup

Paint

Parent

Path->AnimatedBevel

Path->AnimatedBorder

Path->AnimatedGuidedExtrude

Path->AnimatedResample

Path->AnimatedTBranch

Path->Conv. to Expl. Transl.

Path->Conv. to Path Transl.

Path->Conv. to Trajectory

Path->Digitizer

Path->HrcAnimatedBevel

Path->HrcAnimatedBorder

Path->Parabolic

Path->Pick Path

Path->Pick Trajectory

Path->Roll

Path->Show/Hide

Path->Show All/Hide All

Path->SRTFormula

Path->Substitute

Path->Sweep

Path->Tag2Path

Path->Timing

Picture

PlayControl

Plot->Explicit Trans. Fcvs

Plot->Rotation Fcvs

Plot->Shape

Plot->Trajectory

Plot->Velocities & Accel

Polygon (Matter Module)

Polygon (Model Module)

Polygon->Breakup

Polygon->Coplanar

Polygon->Eater

Polygon->Equalize

Polygon->Fractalize

Polygon->MergeGeometry

Polygon->Mosaic

Polygon->PolyOrder

Polygon->Stitch

Polygon->Wakeup

Polygon->Weld

Preferences->Animation

Preferences->Auto Save

Preferences->Busy Cursor

Preferences->Classic Scaling

Preferences->Continuous Rotation

Preferences->Create Modelling Relation

Preferences->Desktop Colours

Preferences->Hierarchy Compensation

Preferences->Hierarchy Manipulation

Preferences->Increments

Preferences->Interactive Update

Preferences->Keyboard Setup

Preferences->Mouse

Preferences->Right-Handed Surface

Preferences->Setup File

Preferences->Zoom on Cursor

Preview->All

Preview->Selection

Preview->Setup

Preview->Subregion

Print

QStretch->Get Controls

QStretch->Relax

QStretch->Setup

Render

RotX/Y/Z

Save->Fcurve Segment (Motion Module)

Save->HrcRecord (Motion Module)

Save->Record (Motion Module)

Save->SaveEffectsFont

Save->Scene

Save->Selected Elements

Save->Selected Models

Save->Structure Key (Motion Module)

SaveKey->Branch

SaveKey->Camera

SaveKey->Light

SaveKey->Object

SaveKey->Wave

ScaleX/Y/Z

Select->Toggle Mode

Select->Select Mode

Select->Unselect Mode

Select->All

Select->Clear

Select->Toggle

Select->Set Named Selection

Select->Multi-Node

Sequence

Shape->AnimatedBumpMap

Shape->AnimatedCVFormula

Shape->Cluster Interp

Shape->Cluster Keys

Shape->Cluster List

Shape->Patch2Mesh

Shape->Remove All Cluster Anim

Shape->Restore

Shape->Save Cluster Key

Shape->Select Key Shape

Shape->Set Cluster

Shape->Shape Interp

Shape->Shape List

Shell

Show

Simulate->Delete Simulation

Simulate->Delete Transition Curve

Simulate->Freeze Simulation

Simulate->Save Start/End

Simulate->Simulate (automatic)

Simulate->Simulate (from current frame)

Simulate->Stabilize

Simulate->Unfreeze Simulation

Single

Skeleton->Automatic Preferred Axis Cns

Skeleton->Automatic Up Vector Cns

Skeleton->Draw 2D Chain

Skeleton->Draw 3D Chain

Skeleton->Group as Skeleton

Skeleton->Move Branch

Skeleton->Move Joint

Skeleton->Preferred Axis Cns

Skeleton->Reset Actor

Skeleton->Show Critical Zone

Skeleton->Toggle 2D/3D

Skeleton->Toggle Effector Rotation

Skeleton->Up Vector Cns

Skin->Automatic Envelope

Skin->Bounding Model

Skin->Deformation Curves

Skin->Deformation Parameters

Skin->Envelope Assignment

Skin->Fast Interaction

Skin->Global Envelope

Skin->Local Envelope

Skin->Rigid Envelope

Surface->Bevel

Surface->Extrusion

Surface->Four-Sided

Surface->GuidedExtrude

Surface->HrcBevel

Surface->PolyBevel

Surface->Revolution

Surface->Skin

Surface->TBranch

Tag->All

Tag->Clear

Tag->Cluster List

Tag->Inverse

Tag->Points

Tag->Rect

Tag->Set Cluster

Tag->SplineTag

Tag->SurfaceTag

Texture->2D Global/2D Local

Texture->3D Global/3D Local

TransX/Y/Z

Txt Edit

Txt Oper->Associate 3D/Disassociate 3D

Txt Oper->Copy All

Txt Oper->Copy Selection

Txt Oper->Info UV Coord. (2D Global)

Txt Oper->Info UV Coord. (2D Local)

Txt Oper->Set Current 2D

Update

Video->Abekas

Video->Accom

Expressions Syntax

Expressions Syntax Messages

Formula Custom Effects