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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 (page 509)
Gizmos (page 160)
To capture object movement
1 If the Animator window is not already open, click Animation tab
➤ Create panel ➤ Animator .
2 Select the desired animation set in the Animator tree view.
The corresponding geometry objects are highlighted in the Scene View.
TIP To get a better view, change the way the objects are highlighted.
3 Click Capture Keyframe on the Animator toolbar to create a
keyframe with the initial object state.
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