Animation Options

The triangle icon to the right of the animation controls displays the Timeline Options menu. This menu lets you turn the animation system on or off.

When the animation system is enabled (Auto-Key selected), every change you make to the scene is recorded as a key event. Changes can include things like moving an object, changing a material, or changing the shape of a terrain. The Auto-Key option is only available on the Animation Palette in the Working window.

When the animation system is disabled, your changes are not recorded. To record a key event you have to use the Add Key Frame button. In Bryce 6, the animation system is disabled by default. Previous versions of Bryce have the animation system enabled by default.

This menu also contains the following:

• Ticker Marks lets you select how Ticker Marks are displayed on the Timeline.
  
  
• Play Mode - Provides options you can use to alter the preview of your animation.
• Once - plays the animation only once
• Repeat - plays the animation continuously
• Pendulum - plays the animation forwards then backwards, then forwards, continuously
  
  
• Time Display - Select whether to display the animation in SMPTE Time or as a Frame Count.
  
  

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