Using the Animation Timeline and Animation Sequences (Available with 3D Canvas Pro)

Clicking on the Animation Toolbar displays the animation timeline and animation sequences panels.

The animation timeline displays the key-frames for the actively selected object. You can also move or scale the animation sequence for groups or operations. To Scale an animation sequence, select a range of key-frames, click on the final key-frame in the animation and drag to the key-frame where you would like the sequence to end. To Move an animation sequence, select a range of key-frames, click anywhere except the last key-frame and drag. Right-dragging a selection gives you the option of either copying of moving the key-frames.

indicates that this is a non-repeating animation.

indicates that this is a repeating animation.

in this sample this is a non-repeating group animation with four key-frames that spans 9 seconds starting at time 0.

in this sample this is a repeating Twist operation on a Cube object with three key-frames that spans 5 seconds starting at time 2.

indicates a path start or sub-path start key-frame.

indicates a standard key-frame.

Additional Timeline Functions

deletes the selected key-frames.

provides more timeline rows.

provides less timeline rows.

Animation Sequences

stores the selected range of key-frames as a named sequence. This named sequence can later be appended anywhere in your animation.

These sequences are stored with the object even if the object is added to an object library. These sequences can then be used in any new scenes where the object is added.

Note that sequences apply to objects only. Lights and cameras cannot have sequences created for them.

deletes the selected sequence.

re-titles the selected sequence.