Autodesk 507B1-90A211-1301 - NavisWorks Manage 2010, User Manual

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Quick Reference
The Animator window is a floating window that enables you to add animations to your model.
Menu: Tools
➤
Animator
Toolbar: The Animator button on the Workspace toolbar
The Animator window contains the following components: the toolbar , the tree view , the timeline view , and
the manual entry bar .
Work with Animation Scenes
Scenes act as containers for your object animations.
Each scene can contain the following components:
■ One or more animation sets
■ A single camera animation
■ A single section plane set animation
The scenes and the scene components can be grouped into folders. This has no effect on playback, except that
the contents of a folder can be easily switched on/off to save time.
There are two types of folders:
■ Scene folders - to hold scenes and other scene folders.
■ Folders - to hold scene components and other folders.
To add an animation scene
1 If the Animator window is not already open, select Tools
➤
Animator from the menu bar.
2 Right-click in the Animator tree view, and click Add Scene on the shortcut menu.
3 Click the default scene name, and type in a new name.
TIP Use names that can help you to identify your scenes in future.
Pointing device: Click , and click Add Scene on the shortcut menu.
To delete an animation scene
1 If the Animator window is not already open, select Tools
➤
Animator from the menu bar.
2 Select the scene you want to delete, and click .
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