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Animation modifiers 377
Keyframe player methods
Use these methods to work with keyframe animations:
Method Description Returns
whichModel .keyframePlayer.play
(" name " , looped, startTime, endTime,
playRate, timeOffset )
Plays the motion named
name
starting at
the time
startTime
, with the currently
playing motion being pushed down the
play list. If
looped
is
FALSE (0)
, the
preceding motion begins again when
this motion completes.
The
startTime
parameter can be an
integer number of milliseconds, or it can
be the symbol
#synchronized
. Use
#synchronized
to start this new motion
at the same relative time offset to its
total duration as the currently playing
motion is to its total duration. The
playRate
parameter indicates how fast
to play the motion. A value of 2 doubles
the speed of the motion. This value is
multiplied by the value of the
keyframePlayer.playRate
property.
If blending is enabled, blending begins
the instant
play()
is called.
Nothing
whichModel .keyframePlayer.playNext()
Ends the currently playing motion,
removes it from the play list, and begins
the next motion.
If blending is enabled, blending begins
the instant
playNext()
is called.
Nothing
whichModel .keyframePlayer.queue(" nam
e " , looped, startTime, endTime,
playRate, timeOffset )
Adds the specified motion to the end of
the play list. The parameters are same as
those for the
play()
method.
Nothing
whichModel .keyframePlayer.removeLast
()
Removes the most recently added
motion from the play list. The motion will
be removed from the play list even if it is
also the currently playing motion. Nothing
whichModel .keyframePlayer.pause() Pauses the Keyframe player. Nothing