Animator Reference Help

Getting Started

Terms used in the Animator

The Screen Layout
Quad View
Single View
Camera View

Actors

Show Camera View with OpenGL Shading

Wireframe
Hidden Line

Quick Render

Camera View Animation Controls

Frame Trackbar
Play Animation
Play Bounding Box
Frame Number Button

OpenGL Preferences

Tools

Actor Selector
Vertex/Node Selector
Pan
Zoom
Move
Rotate
Scale

Insert
Model
Morph Cycle
Camera
Target
Light
Path
Sky
Ground
Image Effect
Robot
CSG Actor
Director

Render

Menus

File Menu


New

New from Template...
Standard One Frame View
One Frame With Ground
Animate Rotating Model
Model on open path
Model on closed path
Model on loaded path
Travellers
Create Spanning View

Open...

Save
Save As...

Export
Animation Script
Frame Script
Export VRML
Frame Script (Blur)
Animation Script (Blur)

Quick Render

Render

Print...

Preferences...
General
Startup
Model Paths
Image Paths

Most Recenly Used Files

Exit

Edit Menu

Undo

Select Actors...

Insert Actor...

Delete

Info

Rename Actor...


Costume

Special Effect...
Build
Buildto
Dissolve
Explode
Fall
Flap
Modulate
Shake
Spring
Squash
Twist
Unbuild
Warp
Wave

Edit Model

Swap Model

Path Velocity...

Reverse Path Direction

Activate Camera

Image Process All Frames...

Timeline Menu
Add Movement Timeline...
Add Rotation Timeline...
Add Scaling Timeline...
Add Movement Keyframe
Add Rotation Keyframe
Add Scaling Keyframe
Shift All Keyframes

Frame Menu
Go to...
Previous
Next
First
Last
Set Animation Length...
Wireframe Preview

Actions Menu
Move...
Rotate...
Scale...
Reset Position
Reset Rotation
Reset Scale
Snap Cursor to Selected Actor
Snap Actor to Cursor
Spline Tween Mode

View Menu
Show Keyframer
Dock Keyframer
Global Quickdraw
Draw Bounded / Draw Full
Full Selection
Lock Bounded
Show Grid
Snap to Grid
Grid Settings...
Camera Field of View
Spotlight Cone
Coordinates
Crosswire/Crosshair Cursor
Use Director

Window Menu
Zoom In
Zoom Out
Set Default Zoom and Position
Single View
Large Camera View
Swap Viewpoint
Close All Modules
ResetAll View Windows
Designer
Viewer...
FLIC Player...
AVI Player...
Utilities
Build Animation from Stills
FLIC to GIFs...
FLIC to AVI...
Sound Editor for AVI Movies
AVI to MPEG
GIF to AVI
Media Player

Hide/Show OpenGL Camera View
Update OpenGL Script Viewer
CameraGL Menu
CameraGL Settings...

Help Menu
Animator
Overview Help
About...

Keyframer
Layout
Timeline
Add a Timeline
Edit a Timeline
Costume Timeline
Model
Morph Cycle
Camera
Target
Light
Path
Sky
Ground
Image Effect
Robot
CSG

Movement Timeline
Movement Types
Tween
Spline Tween
Follow
Follow with Offset
Follow on a Path
Follow Locked

Rotation Timeline
Tween
Smooth Tween
Align to Path
Look At
Mimic
Internal Rotation

Scale Timeline

Model
Morph Cycle
Camera
Target
Light
Path
Sky
Ground
Image Effect
Robot
CSG Object

Posing Robots


Animation Physical Effects
Build
Buildto
Dissolve
Explode
Fall
Flap
Modulate
Shake
Spring
Squash
Twist
Unbuild
Warp
Wave

Image Post Processor Effects
Blur
Depth of Field (Dof)
Flare
Filter
Fog
Glow
Halo
Hilite
Lasers
Starfield
Stars
Super Nova
Video
XVideo
Fireballs and Explosions
Atmospherics
Renderer

Control
Options
Settings
Tracing