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Snapshot Dialog 439
2.
Click the Snapshot button on the Extras
toolbar > Array flyout, or choose Tools menu
>Snapshot.
3. Set parameters in the dia log, and click OK.
To space clones evenly by dista nce:
1.
Select an object with an animated position.
2. Open Track View and find the Position track
for the original object.
3. Click Assign Cont roller and check that the
track is using a Bezier Position controller. Do
one of the following:
• If the track is already using a Bezier Position
controller, proceed to step 4.
• If the track is not using a Bezier Position
controller,
change the controller (page
2–523)
, then proceed to step 4.
4. Select all the transform keys and r i ght-click
one of the selected keys to display the
Key Info
dialog (page 2–299)
.
5. Click Advanced to expand the dialog.
6. Click Normalize Time.
7. Set Constant Velocity on.
8. Choose Tools menu > Snapshot.
The Snapshot dialog appears.
9. Set parameters in the dia log, and click OK.
Interf ace
Snapshot group
Single—Makes a clone of the geometry of the
object at the current frame.
Range—Makesclonesofthegeometryofthe
object along the trajectory over a range of frames.
Specify the range with the From/To settings and
the number of clones with t he Copies setting.
From/To—Specifies the range of frames to place the
cloned object along the trajectory.
Co pies—Specifies t he number of clones to place
along the trajectory. They are evenly distributed
overthetimeperiod,butnotnecessarilyoverthe
spatial distance along the path.
Clone Method group
With the Copy , Instance, and Reference methods,
the clone retains any animation within the object,
so all the clones will b e animated in the same way.
Co py—Clones copies of the selected object.
Instance—Clones instances (page 3–1051) of
the selected object. Not available with par ticle
systems.