Basic Commands
This table lists the most common commands used in Animate Pro.
Command |
Action |
Access Methods |
New |
Starts a new scene while closing any scene already open. The New Scene dialog box opens, asking for directory, name, and resolution information. |
File > New Press [Ctrl] + [N] (Windows) or [⌘] + [N] (Mac OS X). |
Open |
Displays the Open Scene dialog box. Browse your file system for a scene file. The Open command is not disabled when a scene is opened. You can open a new scene from the current one and the previous scene will be closed. |
File > Open Press [Ctrl] + [O] (Windows) or [⌘] + [O] (Mac OS X). |
Open Recent |
Displays a quick access list to view and open recently used Animate Pro files. |
File > Open Recent |
Open Recent > Clear |
Clears the recently opened Animate Pro files list. |
File > Open Recent > Clear |
Close |
Closes the currently opened scene, but does not close the Animate Pro application. |
File > Close |
Save |
Saves all changes made to the opened scene, drawings, palettes, and palette lists. |
File > Save Press [Ctrl] + [S] (Windows) or [⌘] + [S] (Mac OS X). |
Save As |
Saves the current state of a scene as another scene. The Save As window prompts you to give a new name and choose a different location to this scene before saving it. This will create a complete scene directory for the new scene.
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File > Save As |
Removed Unused Files | ||
Import and Export | ||
Quit |
Closes Animate ProHarmony Stage. |
Windows: File > Quit Mac OS X: Animate Pro> Quit
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Show Scan Information |
Displays a status bar showing the scanning information at the bottom of the Drawing and Camera view. |
Drawing View Menu > View > Show > Show Scan Information |
Cut |
Removes selected objects. You can then paste the object or its properties to another object. |
Edit > Cut Press [Ctrl] + [X] (Windows) or [⌘] + [X] (Mac OS X). |
Copy |
Copies selected objects and properties. |
Edit > Copy Press [Ctrl] + [C] (Windows) or [⌘] + [C] (Mac OS X). |
Paste |
Places an object you cut or copied into the location you select in the Camera, Drawing and Timeline View. |
Edit > Paste Press [Ctrl] + [V] (Windows) or [⌘] + [V] (Mac OS X). |
Delete |
Removes selected objects. |
Edit > Delete [Delete] |
Select All |
Selects all drawing objects in the current drawing window in the Drawing, Timeline and Camera view. This helps you manage multiple objects as one when moving them. |
Edit > Select All Press [Ctrl] + [A] (Windows) or [⌘] + [A] (Mac OS X). |
Deselect All |
Deselects all selected objects in the Drawing and Camer views. |
Edit > Deselect All [Esc] |
Undo |
Removes remove the last change made to your project. Animate Pro supports multiple undo, so you can undo changes you made in the order you made them. |
Edit > Undo Press [Ctrl] + [Z] (Windows) or [⌘] + [Z] (Mac OS X). |
Redo |
Redoes and operation you have undone that you later decide to keep. This command is active only after you use the Undo command. |
Edit > Redo Press [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [Z] (Windows) or [⌘] + [Shift] + [Z] (Mac OS X). |
Select Children |
Lets you select all elements parented to the selected peg element in the Timeline view. |
Animation > Select Children |
Select Child |
Lets you select the first element parented to the selected peg element in the Timeline View. |
Animation > Select Child |
Select Parent Skipping Effects |
Lets you select the parent of the selected element in the Timeline view skipping effects in the hierarchy. |
Animation > Select Parent Skipping Effects Press [B]. |
Select Parent |
Lets you select the parent of the selected element in the Timeline view. |
Animation > Select Parent |
Select Previous Brother |
Lets you select the next element (above current element) in the Timeline view. |
Animation > Select Previous Brother Press [/]. |
Select Next Brother |
Lets you select the next element (below current element) in the Timeline view. |
Animation > Select Next Brother Press [?]. |
Auto Render Write |
Use the Auto Render Write command to render a frame each time the current frame is changed. You must have a Write module in your network to use this command. |
Scene > Render >Auto Render Write |
Message Log |
The Message log view displays information gathered during a render task, like which frames and at what time they were each rendered. |
Windows > Message Log |
Debug Mode |
Enable the Debug Mode option to gather and display precise information about each rendering frame such as the modules encountered and action taken. |
Help > Debug Mode |
Help |
Launches the Toon Boom Animate Pro Help System PDF, complete with instructions on how to use the system. |
Help > Help |
Toon Boom Animate Pro on the Web |
Launches the Toon Boom Animate Pro website, which features a Support and Community > Forum section. |
Help > Toon Boom Animate Pro on the Web |
About |
Use the About command to access general information about the software. |
Windows: Help > About Mac OS X: Animate Pro > About |
Show Welcome Screen |
Brings back the Welcome screen—see Welcome Screen |
Help > Show Welcome Screen |
Related Topics
• | Getting Started |