Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual
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Chapter 15
Replicator
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Traversal: This pop-up menu sets the action of the sequence behavior to one of the following:
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Constant Speed: The sequence animation moves from the origin of the replicator pattern
through the end of the pattern at a constant speed. The sequence moves in the direction
specified in the replicator parameters, such as the origin or build style.
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Ease In: The sequence animation begins slowly and increases to normal speed as it moves
through the replicator pattern.
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Ease Out: The sequence animation begins at normal speed and slows toward the end of the
replicator pattern.
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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.
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Accelerate: The sequence animation increases in speed.
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Decelerate: The sequence animation decreases in speed.
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Custom: This option lets you 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.
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Location: This slider, available when Custom is chosen from the Traversal pop-up menu,
defines the location of the pattern where the animation is in effect.
For more information on using the Custom Traversal option, see
on page 605.
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Loops: This slider 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.
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End Condition: A pop-up menu that sets 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. End Condition options are:
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Hold: Completes the sequence animation cycle one time, then starts it again from the
beginning (after the last element in the sequence completes its animation).
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Wrap: Treats the sequence animation as a continuous loop so the spread wraps from the last
element in the sequence to the first element.
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Ping Pong: Completes the sequence animation cycle forward, then completes the animation
backward, then forward, and so on.
Use 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 the location of the sequence at a given moment. Use the
Traversal parameter to create a sequence animation that travels through a replicator pattern in a
unique way. The following example shows how to use the Custom Traversal option to scale the
elements around a circle replicator shape by creating keyframes.
67% resize factor