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To add an animation set based on current search set or selection set
1 If the Animator window is not already open, click Animation tab ➤ Create panel ➤ Animator
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2 Select the desired search set or selection set from the Sets window.
3 Right-click the scene name, and click Add Animation Set ➤ From Current Search/Selection Set on the
shortcut menu.
4 If desired, type a name for the new animation set and press Enter.
Update Animation Sets
An animation set can be manually updated.
You can modify your current selection in the Scene View, or the current selection set or current search set, and
change the contents of your animation set to reflect this.
NOTE The keyframes are not affected by this operation.
To update an animation set based on current selection
1 If the Animator window is not already open, click Animation tab ➤ Create panel ➤ Animator
.
2 Select the desired geometry objects in the Scene View, or from the Selection Tree.
3 Right-click the scene name, and click Update Animation Set ➤ From Current Selection on the shortcut
menu.
To update an animation set based on current search set or selection set
1 If the Animator window is not already open, click Animation tab ➤ Create panel ➤ Animator
.
2 Select the desired search set or selection set from the Sets window.
3 Right-click the scene name, and click Update Animation Set ➤ From Current Search/Selection Set on the
shortcut menu.
Manipulate Geometry Objects
You can modify position, rotation, size, color and transparency of geometry objects in animation sets, and
capture these changes in keyframes.
All object manipulation is carried out the in the Scene View.
When you manipulate geometry objects by changing their position, rotation or size you can use snapping to
control the precision of your operations in the Scene View.
When you select animation sets in the Animator tree view, they are also highlighted in the Scene View. To get
a clearer view of an object as you animating it, you can use the Options Editor to adjust the way in which the
current selection is highlighted.
See also:
■ “
The Manual Entry Bar” on page 327
■ Gizmos on page 105
To capture object movement
1 If the Animator window is not already open, click Animation tab ➤ Create panel ➤ Animator
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