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Animated distortion
The Anim Distortion feature lets you create an animation from a beginning shape and an end shape. 3DO Animator distorts the shape to the two boundaries over a specified number of frames.
Creating a distorted triangle shape
To experiment with the distortion feature, follow these steps:
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<HTML><li></HTML>Press Command - Clear to reset the 3DO Animator defaults.<HTML></li></HTML>
<HTML><li></HTML><HTML><p></HTML>From the Anim menu, choose Clear >All Frames, then choose Set # Of Frames and enter 20.<HTML></p></HTML>
<HTML><p></HTML>If you completed the previous exercise, the Frame Counter automatically moves to frame 1. If you didn't do the exercise above, press Command - 1 to go to frame 1.<HTML></p></HTML><HTML></li></HTML>
<HTML><li></HTML><HTML><p></HTML>From the palette, choose the quilt pattern (column 13, row 3, see Figure 1) as the foreground pattern.<HTML></p></HTML>
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<HTML><p></HTML>Figure 1: Patterns palette.<HTML></p></HTML><HTML></li></HTML>
<HTML><li></HTML>Click the Regular Polygon tool and paint a triangle with about a two-inch base.<HTML></li></HTML>
<HTML><li></HTML><HTML><p></HTML>Select the triangle.<HTML></p></HTML>
<HTML><p></HTML>The Marquee appears.<HTML></p></HTML><HTML></li></HTML>
<HTML><li></HTML><HTML><p></HTML>In the Anim menu, choose Anim Selection, then choose Anim Distortion from the submenu.<HTML></p></HTML>
<HTML><p></HTML>The Start Key in the dialog is checked by default. It shows that the distortion you create will begin on frame 1 of the animation. The number of frames in the animation is displayed in the Count box.<HTML></p></HTML>
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<HTML><p></HTML>Figure 2: Anim Distortion dialog.<HTML></p></HTML><HTML></li></HTML>
<HTML><li></HTML><HTML><p></HTML>Drag the far-left handle of the base of the triangle to the left to make the triangle stretch (see Figure 3 below).<HTML></p></HTML>
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<HTML><p></HTML>Figure 3: Starting point for animation using distortion.<HTML></p></HTML><HTML></li></HTML>
<HTML><li></HTML><HTML><p></HTML>Click End Key and drag the same far-left handle of the triangle the same distance to the right as you originally dragged it to the left (see Figure 4 below). Click OK.<HTML></p></HTML>
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<HTML><p></HTML>Figure 4: End point for animation using distortion.<HTML></p></HTML>
<HTML><p></HTML>3DO Animator draws the distortion, stopping on the last frame of the animation.<HTML></p></HTML><HTML></li></HTML>
<HTML><li></HTML>Click twice outside the distorted triangle. The first click deselects distortion; the second click deselects the selection.<HTML></li></HTML>
<HTML><li></HTML>Press Command - 1 to go to frame 1, then press Command - 4 to see the range of the distortion. If you want, press Command - 6 (Play Ping Pong) to get the best results from the effect.<HTML></li></HTML><HTML></ol></HTML>
