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• Color: Specifies a color to use to tint the stroke dabs. You can click the color well to
choose a color, or open the disclosure triangle and use the Red, Green, and Blue sliders
or value fields.
• Opacity: Defines the opacity of the stroke dabs. Set a new value using the slider.
• Scale: Defines the scale of the stroke dabs. Click the disclosure triangle next to the Scale
parameter to reveal separate X Scaling and Y Scaling subparameters to scale the width
and height of the dabs separately. By default, Scale is set to 100%—the size of the
stroke dabs is equal to the original size defined in the stroke parameters.
• Width: Defines the width of the dabs. Unlike Scale, Width adjustments will alter the
size of the dab while also maintaining the spacing between each dab. Set a new value
using the slider.
• Position: Defines the offset of the dabs from their original position. Click the disclosure
triangle next to the Position parameter to reveal separate X, Y, and Z Position
subparameters. For example, to create an animation in which the dabs move upward
in the Y axis over the paint stroke, enter a positive value in the Y Position field.
Sequence Control: These parameters contain controls that allow you to modify the way
the animation moves through the paint stroke, such as changing the direction of the
animation.
Sequencing: A pop-up menu that Specifies how the sequence animation—the value
change from the original parameter value to the value set in the Sequence Paint
parameters—moves through the dabs of the stroke. The starting point for the sequence
animation is based on the first control point of the paint stroke. There are five options:
Note: To change the start point of the shape, select the shape, and choose the Edit Points
tool from the 2D tools shortcut menu in the toolbar. Then Control-click a control point
and choose Set Start Point from the shortcut menu.
• To: Specifies that the animation begins at the original value of the dabs and moves to
the value set in the Sequence Paint behavior for that parameter. For example, if the
original opacity value of a stroke is 100%, and opacity is set to 0% in the Sequence
Paint parameters, the dabs begin completely opaque and become completely
transparent.
• From: Specifies that the animation moves from the value set in the Sequence Paint
behavior to the original value of the stroke. For example, if the original opacity value
of a stroke is 100%, and opacity is set to 0% in the Sequence Paint parameters, the dabs
begin completely transparent and become completely opaque. This is the opposite of
the To Sequencing option.
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