Swapping Drawings in the Library View

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When selecting a certain frame range to be swapped, the behaviour of the Timeline and Library views is different. If you use the Drawing Substitution window in the Library view to select a drawing, the drawing is split in two and the exposure before and after the frame range remain the same. In the following example, drawing 2 (DR 2) is split in two and the selected frame range is filled with a new drawing.

  1. In the Tools toolbar, select the Transform tool.
  1. In the Transform Tool Properties view, make sure the Peg Selection button is deselected.
  1. In the Camera view, use the Transform tool to select a part of the drawing to swap.
NOTEYou can swap the frames in symbols or the drawings in a layer. However, you cannot swap one symbol for another.

  1. In the Timeline view, select the cell range in which you want to swap the drawing.

  1. In the Library view, go to the Drawing Substitution window.

Drawing Substitution

  1. Scroll through the symbol's frames or drawings by doing one of the following:
‣ From the top menu, select Animation > Substitute Drawing Previous or Substitute Drawing Next.
‣ Drag the slider left or right.
‣ Press +.

Drawing Substitution

The drawing or symbol’s cell on the current frame is replaced.