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To update an animation set based on current selection
1 If the Animator window is not already open, select Tools ➤ Animator from the menu bar.
2 Select the desired geometry objects in the Scene Area, 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, select Tools ➤ Animator from the menu bar.
2 Select the desired search set or selection set from the Selection Sets control bar.
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 Area.
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 Area.
When you select animation sets in the Animator tree view, they are also highlighted in the Scene Area. 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 277
To capture object movement
1 If the Animator window is not already open, select Tools ➤ Animator from the menu bar.
2 Select the desired animation set in the Animator tree view.
The corresponding geometry objects are highlighted in the Scene Area.
TIP To get a better view, change the way the objects are highlighted.
3 Click the Capture Keyframe
button on the Animator toolbar to create a keyframe with the initial object
state.
4 In the timeline view, move the black time slider to the right to set the desired time.
5 Click the Translate Animation Set
button on the Animator toolbar.
6 Use the translation gizmo to change the position of the selected objects.
7 To capture the current object changes in a keyframe, click the Capture Keyframe
button on the Animator
toolbar.
To capture object rotation
1 If the Animator window is not already open, select Tools ➤ Animator from the menu bar.
2 Select the desired animation set in the Animator tree view.
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