Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 608)

Chapter 15 Replicator 608
Display replicator animation curves in the Keyframe Editor
The replicator parameters in the Properties and Replicator Inspectors can be keyframed to create
a change in values over time. You can view the resulting keyframe curves in the Keyframe Editor
by choosing Animated from the pop-up menu in the top-left corner of the Keyframe Editor.
Different parameters (and their keyframe curves) appear in the Keyframe Editor depending on
which layer you select in the Layers list:
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Select the replicator layer to display animated replicator parameters such as Position and
Rotation in the Properties Inspector, or Size or Tile Offset (available when the shape is a
rectangle) in the Replicator Inspector.
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Select the cell layer to display animated parameters of the Replicator Cell Inspector, such as
Angle or Scale.
For more information, see Keyframing overview on page 439.
Use replicators in 3D space
Two replicator pattern styles in the Shapes pop-up menu have 3D properties: Box and Sphere.
The Box and Sphere shape options are available only when the 3D checkbox is selected in the
Replicator Inspector. Box and Sphere replicators build a pattern of elements in 3D space. The 2D
Rectangle and Circle replicator shapes have columns (in the Y plane) and rows (in the X plane),
but Box and Sphere have an additional Ranks parameter, which adds depth to the replicator.
Box replicator with 13 columns, 12 rows,
and 3 ranks
Line and Wave replicator shapes have quasi-3D properties: Their start and end points can be
moved into Z space. In the following image, the Z Start Point (yellow end of the pattern) is set to
20 and the Z End Point is –18 (red end of the pattern).
67% resize factor