Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 597)

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The starting point for the sequence animation is based on the replicator’s origin or build style.
For example, if a spiral replicator’s Origin parameter is set to Center, the sequence animation
begins at the center of the spiral and moves outward; if the Origin of a rectangle replicator with
a tile fill is set to Upper Left, and the Build Style is set to Across, the sequence begins with the
elements in the upper-left corner of the pattern, then moves toward the lower-right corner.
The Sequence Replicator behavior can be applied to the replicator object, or to the cells of the
replicator. When applied to each cell of a replicator with multiple cells, animations can be created
for each cell.
After you create a Sequence Replicator behavior, you can save the behavior to the Library.
Apply the Sequence Replicator behavior to a replicator
Do one of the following:
m In the Layers list or Timeline, select the replicator, then choose Replicator > Sequence Replicator
from the Add Behavior pop-up menu in the toolbar.
m In the Library, select the Behaviors category and then the Replicator subcategory. Drag the
Sequence Replicator behavior from the stack to the replicator in the Layers list, Canvas,
or Timeline.
The Sequence Replicator controls appear in the Behaviors Inspector. At the top of this group are
the Parameter pop-up menus, used to add parameters to the behavior, or to remove them after
they’ve been added. The added parameters determine which properties are animated.
Underneath the Parameter pop-up menus are the Sequence Control parameters, which
determine how added parameters affect onscreen elements. These controls include options for
setting the direction of the animation, whether the animation is applied per element or to the
whole pattern, the number of times the animation cycles through the pattern, and so on.
Add or Remove
parameters
Sequence Control
parameters
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