Scene Menu
The Scene menu lets you set the scene length, add frames to the scene, view different displays of the scene, set render options, access the Scene Settings dialog box and Elements Manager window, and verify the drawing and palette files in your project.
- At the top of the interface, select Scene.
Command | Description |
Scene Length |
Lets you set the length of the scene in frames. |
Frame |
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Add Frames at Start |
Adds the number of frames you specify to the beginning of the scene. |
Add Frames at End |
Adds the number of frames you specify to the end of the scene. |
Add Frames Before Selection |
Adds the number of frames you specify before or after your selection. |
Add Frames After Selection |
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Remove Selected Frames |
Deletes the selected frames from your scene. |
Camera |
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Default Camera |
Lets you select a camera. If you only add one camera to your scene, you will only see Default Camera in your list. |
Default Display |
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Display All |
Shows the contents of a specific Display node, updating the contents of the Camera, Top, Side, |
Display |
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Scene Settings |
Opens the Scene Settings dialog box where you can set the resolution, alignment, bitmap resolution and many other parameters. |
Render |
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Auto Render |
Automatically recalculates the preview image whenever you modify a parameter. If your scene is heavy and you do not want the preview rendered automatically, deselect the Auto-Render option and do the preview update manually.Note that this will slow down Harmony as it takes resources to update every frame. |
Auto Render Write |
Renders a frame each time the current frame is changed. You must have a Write node in your node structure to use this command. |
Recalculate All |
Refreshes the node structure and rerenders the display when the Camera view is in render mode. |
Recalculate Selected |
Refreshes the node structure and rerenders the display of selected elements when the Camera View is in render mode. |
Cancel Preview Render |
Cancels a render that was started. |
Element Manager |
Opens the Element Manager window where you can add, delete or modify elements (drawing folders) in your scene. If you have drawing folders that are not linked to a column in your scene, use the Element Manager to delete them if needed. See xref Reference > Windows > Element Manager. |
Check Files |
Verifies the integrity of the drawing and palette files in your project. |