2009

Procedures
To display an object’s trajectory:
1 Select an animated object that moves over time.
2 Right-click the object and choose Properties.
Trajectory is not available.
3 In the Display Properties group, click By Layer to change this button to
By Object. Skip this step if By Object is already displayed.
Trajectory becomes available.
4 Turn on Trajectory, then click OK.
The Trajectory is displayed as a red line with white squares and dots. The
white squares are keys, the white dots are in-betweens.
To add a key to a trajectory:
1 Select an object.
2 Display the trajectory by following the previous steps.
3 In the Motion panel, click Trajectories.
4 Click Sub-Object to activate Keys and enable editing.
5 Click Add Key.
The button highlights.
6 Click the trajectory.
Wherever you click the trajectory a key will be added.
7 Right-click the key and select Key Info from the right-click menu.
In the Key Info dialog, you can change the In and Out values for the
in-betweens on either side of the key. This allows you to use the trajectory
key to create the illusion of hesitation or acceleration.
You can click repeatedly to add many keys in this mode.
To delete a key from a trajectory:
1 Select a key on a trajectory. You can click it, or use window selection.
2 Be sure Add Key is turned off in the Trajectories rollout of the Motion
panel.
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