Selecting a Layer
There are different ways of selecting the layers you want to reposition in the Camera view.
The topic is divided as follows:
Selecting a Layer from the Camera View using the Transform Tool
You can select your elements directly in the Camera view using the Transform tool. When you select the Transform tool, its properties and options appear in the Tool Properties view.
When using the Transform tool to select elements in the Camera view, always make sure that the Peg Selection Mode option in the Transform Tool Properties view is disabled or else it will limit the selection to peg only.
To select from the Camera view:
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In the Tools toolbar, select the Transform tool or press [Shift] + [T]. |
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In the Transform Tool Properties view, make sure that the Peg Selection Mode is deselected. |
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In the Camera view, select the element to be repositioned. You can select more than one element at a time. |
The corresponding layers and columns are highlighted in the Timeline and Xsheet views.
Bounding Box Selection Style
You can change the display style of selected elements to Bounding Box. This will remove the normal selection coloured highlight and leave only the bounding box around your selected element.
To set the bounding box selection style:
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Select View > Show > BBox Selection Style. |
Finding the Selected Layer in the Timeline View
When you have several layers in your Timeline view, you may find it hard to locate which one is selected. Toon Boom Animate has an easy solution to this problem, you can use the Centre on Selection feature to display the selected layer in the Timeline view.
To centre on the selected layer in the Timeline:
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In the Camera view, select the desired layer. |
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Make the Timeline view the current active view. |
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From the Timeline menu, select View > Centre on Selection or press [O]. If your selected layer is in a group, or a child of one or more elements, continue to press [O] to expand the layers in the Timeline until your selected layer becomes visible. |
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You can also click the Centre On on Selection button in the Timeline View toolbar. |
Selecting an Element from the Timeline or Xsheet View
You can also select your elements from the Timeline or Xsheet view. This can be useful when there are too many objects in the scene or when an object is hard to grab.
To select from the Timeline or Xsheet view:
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In the Timeline view, click the layer corresponding to the element you want to reposition. |
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In the Xsheet view, click the column header corresponding to the element you want to reposition. |
The selected element will be highlighted in the Camera view.
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