Animating the Burst Operation

Many 3D Canvas Operations can have their effect animated. If an operation supports Update Button-Operation-Update.gif (515 bytes) on the Object Layers Panel, the Operation Adjust Tool Button-Toolbar-OperationAdjustTool.gif (912 bytes), or Parameters on the Object Layers Panel, it can be animated.

What follows is an explanation of how to animate a Operation-Burst.gif (522 bytes) Burst Operation.

 

bulletDrag and Drop a sphere on to the scene.
 TutorialAnimatedBurst1.gif (19496 bytes)

 
bulletShow the Animation Toolbar using the View Menu.

Switch to Animation Mode by selecting Button-Animation-Animate.gif (1005 bytes).

Select the sphere.

The Burst Operation is located on the Object Operations Panel.

Apply a Burst Operation  to the sphere by clicking Operation-Burst.gif (522 bytes). This will apply a Burst operation with no zero effect. At time 0 in the animation we don't want to have any Burst effect.

 

 TutorialAnimatedBurst2.gif (21414 bytes)

 
bulletMove to time 1 with the animation slider.

Select the sphere if it is not already selected. Move the Burst Effect slider on the Object Layers Panel as shown.

Repeat this step for time 10 of the animation, setting a maximum burst effect.
 TutorialAnimatedBurst4.gif (11459 bytes)

 
bulletWe now have an sphere that Bursts during animation.

Press play Button-Play.gif (908 bytes) to preview the animation.

This is a very simple Burst effect. For a more explosive effect combine the Burst Operation with the Swirl Operation.

You may want to speed up the animation by changing the number of animation Keys per Second. You can do this by clicking Button-Animation-Properties.gif (942 bytes) (Animation Properties) on the animation toolbar.
 TutorialAnimatedBurst5.gif (24459 bytes)