Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 300)

Chapter 9 Behaviors 300
The behavior is applied to the object, but no parameter is assigned to the behavior.
2 To assign a specific parameter to the Parameter behavior, do one of the following:
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Select the Parameter behavior, then choose a parameter from the Apply To pop-up menu in
the HUD.
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Select the Parameter behavior, then choose a Parameter behavior from the Apply To pop-up
menu in the Behaviors Inspector.
The parameter to which the behavior is applied appears in the Apply To text field.
Note: If you save a Parameter behavior as a favorite, the parameter assignment is saved with the
rest of that behavior’s settings. As a result, the saved behavior will affect the same parameters of
any object it is applied to.
Where Parameter behaviors appear
Like other behaviors, Parameter behaviors appear nested underneath the objects they’re applied
to in the Layers list and Timeline, along with any other behaviors applied to that object.
Note: Although Parameter behaviors appear nested under objects in the Layers list, each
Parameter behavior is applied to a single parameter of an object, and not the object itself.
Whereas standard behaviors display a simple gear icon in the Layers list, Parameter behavior
icons contain a funnel-shaped image at the center of the gear. The funnel represents the
“channeling” of individual parameters.
The same icon is used for the representation of Parameter behaviors in the Timeline.
Control-clicking a parameter’s name in the Inspector, or clicking the pop-up menu at the right of
a parameter opens the Animation menu. The Animation menu displays the names of behaviors
applied to that parameter. Choosing a behavior opens the Behaviors Inspector.
As with all other behaviors, when a Parameter behavior is applied to an object in your project,
a behavior icon (a gear) appears over the Keyframe button of the affected parameter in the
Properties, Behaviors, or Filters Inspector where it is applied.
Reassign a Parameter behavior to another parameter
After you apply a Parameter behavior, it remains assigned to that parameter unless you reassign
it via the Apply To pop-up menu, located at the bottom of the Parameter behavior controls in the
HUD or Behaviors Inspector.
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