Animation Controls
Use
You can use the animation controls to control scene animation. They include a time/frame slider and animation options, and are only available when a scene is animated.
Features
Toolbar
The following elements are available:
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Time/Frame Slider |
Shows the real-time status of the animation in progress, the current frame number, the total number of frames, and allows you to manually advance through the animation. |
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Plays the animation in reverse |
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Stops the animation from playing |
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Plays the animation forward |
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Sequence Number |
Views a specific sequence in the animation |
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Provides the ability to manually edit the keyframe animation |
Animation Controls Menu
You can use this menu to modify animation settings, the type of play (simple, cyclic, ping-pong), and to select an animation sequence, if any:
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Option |
Functional Description |
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Simple |
Sets the animation to play once from beginning to end |
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Cyclic |
Sets the animation to play continuously from beginning to end |
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Ping-pong |
Sets the animation to play continuously back and forth from beginning to end, and from end to beginning |
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Options |
Opens the Animation Options window, and is used to create animation sequences for the scene, and modify the animation settings. |
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Sequences |
Views a specific sequence in the animation. This command is only available if more than one sequence has been created for the animation.
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