Is there any way to create custom Zoom levels?

[danasb352]

Zoom in Animate is extremely limited. Often I need to zoom just to a more convenient view than the shortcuts let me. I know I can set it manually in the drop down Zoom window, but this is counterproductive - I would like to have a shortcut, that zooms in increments of 25%, or at least to create several custom zoom presets, like 75%, 125% etc.

Is there any script I can use to make this happen?

thanks

[ClayUUID]

Probably not exactly what you're wanting, but you can also use Ctrl/Cmd + mouse wheel to scroll in and out, and there's the Ctrl/Cmd + 3 shortcut to make whatever you're currently editing fill the screen.

[danasb352]

Thank you - this is helpful, I forgot about this possibility - I have added this function to my Cintiq's touch strip combined with the CMND assigned to a Wacom stylus button. The only problem with it is if I reassign the stylus button, I cannot easily use it while working on a Cintiq.

[JoãoCésar · Accepted solution]

Hi.

You can do this creating a script for zooming in and a script for zooming out and assigning shortcuts to them.

1 - Download the scripts:

Zoom In.jsfl

fl.getDocumentDOM().zoomFactor += 0.25;

Zoom Out.jsfl

fl.getDocumentDOM().zoomFactor -= 0.25;

If you want different zoom factors, open the scripts with Animate CC or any text editor and change 0.25 to another factor.

2- Copy the scripts to the following folder:

[INSTALLATION_DRIVE]\Users\[USER]\AppData\Local\[ANIMATE_VERSION]\en_US\Configuration\Commands

Example: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Adobe\Animate CC 2018\en_US\Configuration\Commands

3 - Assing shortcuts to each script.

In my case, I've assigned:

-> Ctrl + Shift + Num + to zoom in;

-> Ctrl + Shift + Num - to zoom out;

I hope it helps.

Regards,

JC

[danasb352]

Thanks Joao

this is great - works like a charm!

[JoãoCésar]

You're welcome!

[georged98240393]

Hey Joao,

How do I add these scripts to After Effects 2020? I added to the scripts folder but can't see them any where?

G

[JoãoCésar]

Hi.

Unfortunately this scripts are for Adobe Animate only.

But you should be able to find something similar for After Effects. A good ideas is to ask in the AE official forums.

Regards,

JC

[mariuszok]

Hey thanks a lot
For me, setting 0.10 under shortcuts 1 and 2 as in ToonBomm is perfect 😉