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danasb352
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December 1, 2017
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Is there any way to create custom Zoom levels?

  • December 1, 2017
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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

    Correct answer JoãoCésar17023019

    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

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    mariuszok
    Participant
    May 14, 2020

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

    JoãoCésar17023019
    Community Expert
    JoãoCésar17023019Community ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    December 1, 2017

    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

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    danasb352Author
    Known Participant
    December 1, 2017

    Thanks Joao

    this is great - works like a charm!

      JoãoCésar17023019
      Community Expert
      JoãoCésar17023019Community Expert
      Community Expert
      December 1, 2017

      You're welcome!

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      ClayUUID
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      December 1, 2017

      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.

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        danasb352Author
        Known Participant
        December 1, 2017

        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.

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