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4 To rename a folder, click it, and type a new name.
TIP Use names that can help you to identify your scene components in future.
Work with Animation Sets
An animation set contains a list of geometry objects to be animated, and a list of keyframes that describe how
it is to be animated.
Your scene can have as many animation sets as you want, and you can also have the same geometry objects in
different animation sets within the same scene. The order of animation sets within a scene is important, and
can be used to control the final object position when the same object is used in multiple animation sets.
Add Animation Sets
An animation set can be based on the current selection in the Scene View, or on the current selection set or
current search set.
When you add an animation set based on a selection set, the contents of the animation set is automatically
updated if the contents of the source selection set change.
When you add an animation set based on a search set, the contents of the animation set is updated each time
the model changes to include everything in the search set.
NOTE Any changes to search/selection sets during the animation playback are ignored.
If the model changes so that objects in a particular animation are missing, they are automatically removed from
the animation set when the corresponding NWD or NWF file is resaved.
Finally, if the selection or search sets are deleted rather than being lost, the corresponding animation set becomes
a static selection of objects based on what it last contained.
To add an animation set based on current selection
1 If the Animator window is not already open, click Animation tab ➤ Create panel ➤ Animator
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2 Select the desired geometry objects in the Scene View, or from the Selection Tree.
3 Right-click the scene name, and click Add Animation Set ➤ From Current Selection on the shortcut menu.
4 If desired, type a name for the new animation set and press Enter.
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
.
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.
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