Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 745)

• Ease In/Out: The sequence animation begins slowly, increases to normal speed as it
moves toward the middle of the duration of the replicator pattern, and slows as it
reaches the end of the replicator pattern.
• Accelerate: The sequence animation increases in speed.
• Decelerate: The sequence animation decreases in speed.
• Custom: Allows you to keyframe how the animation moves through the replicator
pattern. When Custom is selected from the Traversal pop-up menu, the Location
parameter replaces the Loops parameter.
• Location: Defines the location of the pattern where the animation is in effect.
For more information on using the Custom Traversal option, see Using the Sequence
Replicator Custom Traversal Option .
Loops: Sets the number of times the animation sequences through the replicator pattern
over its duration.
Note: Loops is not available when the Traversal parameter is set to Custom.
End Condition: Determines how the sequence animation is repeated over the duration
of the replicator object. This parameter has no effect for Loop values less than or equal
to 1. The End Condition options are:
• Hold: Completes the sequence animation cycle one time, then starts it over again from
the beginning (once the last element in the sequence has completed its animation).
• Wrap: Treats the sequence animation as a continuous loop so the spread wraps from
the last element in the sequence to the first element.
• Ping Pong: Completes the sequence animation cycle forward, then completes the
animation backward, then forward, and so on.
Using the Sequence Replicator Custom Traversal Option
When the Traversal parameter in the Sequence Replicator behavior is set to Custom, you
can create location keyframes to specify where the effect of the sequence is at any given
time. This allows you to create a sequence animation that travels through a replicator
pattern in a unique way. This example shows how to use the Custom Traversal option to
scale the elements around a circle replicator shape by creating keyframes.
To use the Custom Traversal parameter
1 Once the Sequence Replicator behavior is applied to the replicator, add the parameters
(in the Behaviors tab) that you want to include in the sequence.
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