Transform keys can be used to control actor movements especially
when the actor comes into, or goes out of the scene. The four
buttons on the left-side Tool bar can help you relocate the
actor's position at any time frame inside the
Transformation track. In the sample project,
the actor is supposed to go up to the stage.
Setting a Start Position
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A model is set at the central position with its original
scale in the preview window, by default.
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Press the "," button to go back to the first time frame.
Press the Move
button (Shortcut: M) and drag the model to the right of the
scene. A starting position will then be set in the
Transformation track.
Defining a Moving Destination
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Drag the play head to the desired time frame for the end
destination, then click the Home
button (Shortcut: Home) to set the actor back to the default
center.
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A new key will then be added into the Transformation
track and the transition effect between the two keys will be
auto-generated.
Creating a Distance
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Click to highlight the Transform key you have set in the
first time frame. Press the Scale
button (Shortcut: S) and drag the actor downward to scale
the size.
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Set other transform keys between the start and end time
frames in order to create ups and downs within the movement.
Press the Move
button (Shortcut: M) and drag the model a up or down.
Note:
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To increase/decrease the speed of the transition
animation between two adjacent keys, you may
drag to re-arrange the keys closer/farther to
each other.
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Playback and the actor will start to move closer and closer
to you, from the right side to the very center of the scene
as its size is enlarged in the transition process.
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