In addition to the color, you can identify
the entity by the icon in the Animator FeatureManager design tree.Changebars are the horizontal entities representing changes during the passage of time. Changes include:
Animator duration
Component motion
View orientation such as rotation
Visual properties such as color or view
Changebars connect key points along the timeline. Depending on the entities, changebars use colors that visually identify the component and the type of change.
In addition to the color, you can identify
the entity by the icon in the Animator FeatureManager design tree.
You can use the default colors, or you can edit the colors for any of the changebars.
To identify or edit the color of changebars:
Click Animator, Options.
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Icon and Changebar |
Changebar function |
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Overall animation duration |
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Orientation and Camera Views |
Duration for this View orientation. |
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Disable Playback of View Keys selected |
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Physical simulation |
Created with Animation Wizard. |
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Driving motion |
Driving motion and Driven motion changebars:
Driven motion components can be in motion or stationary:
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Driven motion |
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Explode |
Created with Animation Wizard. |
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Appearance |
Appearance:
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Mate dimension |
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Any component or mate key |
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Any suppressed key |
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Position not yet solved |
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Position unable to be reached |
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Hidden children |
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In the Animator Options dialog box:
To identify the changebar, move your pointer across the changebar to display the tool tip.
To edit the color:
Click the changebar to display the Color palette.
Select a color and click OK to close the Color palette.
Click OK to close the Animator Options dialog box.
When you move a component that drives the motion of related components, the system animates the driven components as well. Both components include a changebar.
