Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 1140)

When the Randomize Shape behavior is applied to a shape, all control points of the shape
are affected by default. When the behavior is selected in the Layers tab, affected control
points are highlighted in white on the blue shape behavior spline. To disable one or more
control points, click the control points. A disabled point appears blue. Drag to select
multiple control points.
The white control point is
enabled and affected by
the behavior.
The blue control points
are disabled and not
affected by the behavior.
Parameters in the Inspector
Amount/Multiplier: This parameter is set to Amount when the Apply Mode is set to Add,
Subtract, or Add and Subtract; it is set to Multiplier when the Apply Mode is set to Multiply.
This parameter defines the maximum value the Randomize behavior will generate.
Apply To: A pop-up menu that defines whether the behavior is applied to the shape’s
control points, tangent handles, or both points and handles.
• Points: The control points of the shape are randomized, changing their position over
the duration of the behavior.
• Tangents: The control points’ tangent handles (rather than the control points) of the
shape are randomized. The control points stay in a fixed position while the curves in
between the points are animated.
• Points and Tangents: Both the control points and handles are animated.
Apply Mode: A pop-up menu that determines how values generated by this behavior
are combined with other behaviors and keyframes that affect the same parameter. This
provides you with different ways of using a Randomize behavior to modify a vertex’s
preexisting values. There are four options:
• Add: Values generated by this behavior are added to other behaviors and keyframes
that affect the same parameter.
• Subtract: Values generated by this behavior are subtracted from other behaviors and
keyframes that affect the same parameter.
• Multiply: Values generated by this behavior are multiplied by other behaviors and
keyframes that affect the same parameter.
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