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283Motion User Guide
Apply a Parameter behavior to an object
You can also apply a Parameter behavior to an object. However, the behavior does not take
effect until you assign a specific parameter to be influenced.
1. In Motion, do one of the following:
• Drag a Parameter behavior from the Library to an appropriate object in the canvas,
Layers list, or Timeline.
Note: When applying a behavior to a camera or light, it’s usually easier to drag the
behavior to a camera or light in the Layers list or Timeline than to the wireframe
object in the canvas.
• Select an object in the canvas, Layers list, or Timeline, click Behaviors in the toolbar,
choose Parameter, then choose a behavior from the submenu.
The behavior is applied to the object, but no parameter is assigned to the behavior.
2. To assign a specific parameter to the Parameter behavior, do one of the following:
• Select the Parameter behavior in the Layers list, click the Apply To pop-up menu in
the Behaviors Inspector, then choose a parameter from the submenu.
• Select the Parameter behavior in the Layers list, click the Apply To pop-up menu in
the HUD, then choose a parameter from the submenu.
The parameter you chose appears in the Apply To text field.
Apply a Parameter behavior to a parameter of another behavior
Parameter behaviors can also be applied to the parameters of other behaviors. For
example, you can apply the Oscillate parameter behavior to the Drag parameter of the
Orbit Around behavior. As a result, the orbital drag fluctuates, causing the object to fall
toward the center of its orbit.