Drawing Substitutions View

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The Drawing Substitutions view allows you to view all the drawings as well as any drawing layers in the selected element in a list of thumbnails, as well as to quickly select which drawing should be exposed at the current frame.

When you select a thumbnail from the Drawing Substitution view, if that element contains layers, the Drawing Layer Substitution view will display all the layers contained within that element as separate thumbnails.

NOTE By default, the Drawing Layer Substitution view is disabled. To enable the view, you will need to click the Show drawing layers in separate view.

TIP The Drawing Layer Substitution view is an organizational tool. When the Show drawing in a separate view is disabled, all the elements and their layers will appear together in the Drawing Substitution view.

Section	Description
View Menu	Opens a menu with the Create Key Exposure option. This option can be enabled or disabled. It determines what happens when you set the drawing in the current frame to the same drawing as the drawing in the previous frame. When enabled, the exposure of the drawing at the current frame will be separated from the drawing in the previous frame with a key exposure. When disabled, the exposure of the current frame will be merged with the exposure of the previous frame. NOTE For more information on key exposures, see About Key Exposures.
Thumbnails	Allows you to select the drawing to be exposed at the current frame. This will also replace the drawing for all subsequent frames during which the current drawing is exposed.
Show drawing layers in separate view	Enables the Drawing Substitution Layer view, displaying all the layers contained within the element selected in the Drawing Substitution view. From this view you can scrub through the frames of any animation layers contained in the selected element in order to substitute drawings on the timeline or Xsheet. NOTE By default, the Drawing Layer Substitution view is disabled. To enable the view, you will need to click the Show drawing layers in separate view.
Search Field	Type in the Search Field to quickly locate specific Exposures.
Edit Mode	By enabling Edit Mode, you will gain the ability to rename and delete select Exposures. You can enable Edit mode by doing the following: Select Edit Mode from the View Menu dropdown menu. Select the Edit Mode icon. TIP You cannot substitute drawings when in Edit Mode. NOTE When in Edit Mode, the Exposures will change from blue to red and the "No Exposure" box will disappear. Rename Drawing: Change the name of the selected Exposure in the Drawing Substitution view. You can rename an Exposure by doing one of the following: Right-Click an Exposure > Select Rename Drawing. Select an Exposure > Open View Menu dropdown menu > Select Rename Drawing. Select an Exposure and press Ctrl+D. TIP You can rename your Exposure numerically or alphabetically. However, two Exposures cannot share the same name. NOTE When you rename an Exposure, a pop up will appear disclaiming that other versions of the scene will not update with the name change. Delete Selected Drawings: Delete selected Exposure from the list of available Exposures in the Drawing Substitution view. To delete Exposures, do one of the following: Right-click an Exposure > select Delete Selected Drawings. Select an Exposure > Open View Menu dropdown menu > Select Delete Selected Drawings. TIP You can delete multiple Exposures at a time by clicking and holding Shift when making your selection.
Current layer name	The name of the currently selected layer. The drawings in the thumbnails list are the drawings currently stored in this layer.
Zoom slider	Allows you to change the size of the thumbnails.
Frame	A slider that allows you to pick the frame contained in the layer that you want to substitute in the timeline or Xsheet. NOTE The slider is only available for animated 3D layers.