Add Note Track

Command entry: Track View

Tracks menu

Note Tracks

Add

Command entry: Track View

Tools toolbar

(Add Note Track)

With Add Note Track, you can insert a note track below a highlighted track in the Track View Hierarchy. You can make note keys and associated notes at specific time locations to keep track of what keys do. Do this by inserting keys in Dope Sheet mode, then right-click a note key to see the Notes dialog. The information you enter appears in the Key window under the keys.

You can add a note track as a branch below any Hierarchy-list item in any of the Track View modes.

Note track for animation of door opening

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

You can provide toolbar access to the Add Note Tracks and Delete Note Tracks tools by unhiding the Tools: Track View toolbar.

Procedures

To add a note track:

In Track View Dope Sheet mode, highlight one or more tracks in the Hierarchy list.
From the Tracks menu, choose Note Tracks Add.
A note track is inserted as a branch directly below each highlighted item.

To add a note key to a note track:

Highlight the Note track (in Dope Sheet Edit Keys mode).
Click (Insert Keys).
Click a note track in the Key Window to place a note at that particular frame.

To edit notes:

Right-click a note key to display the Notes dialog.
Click inside the edit box, and then start typing.
The first line of your note appears as a label to the right of the note key. Type a one- or two-word description as the first line of your note. Close the dialog using the X button at the top-right corner to enter the body of the note.

Interface

Add Note Track: Inserts a note track directly below the highlighted items in the Hierarchy list. This command is available from the Tracks menu and on the Tools: Track View toolbar.

Notes dialog

Adds or edits notes on the animation in Track View. Click within the text field and type a short one- or two-word description as the first line of your note. The first line of the note appears as a label to the right of the note key. Press Enter to start the body of the note. Close the Notes dialog by clicking the X button at the top-right corner of the dialog.

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 on, 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.