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M5 - Graphic Animation - Motion Guide
The document discusses using motion guides in graphic animation to create movements that are not in a straight line. It provides instructions to draw a path or line using the pencil tool on a guide layer, then snap a graphic symbol to the beginning and end of that path on another layer to make the object follow the curved path through a motion tween. Additional tweens and properties like rotate and orient to path can be added to customize how the object moves along the guide.
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- 1. M5 – GraphicAnimation Using Motion Guides
- 2. Motion Guides Sofar we have learnt how to use a motion tween to create movement in our animation. What if we want to create a movement that is not in a straight line? We use motion guides !
- 3. Motion Guides Weneed to create an object to move. Design something in a new layer (Layer 1) and then select your object. Then Modify – Convert to symbol Select Graphic and give your symbol a name.
- 4. Motion Guides NextAdd Motion Guide Button below your layers Click the first frame of the new layer (Guide Layer). Select the pencil tool. From Options select smooth. Draw the line or path you want your object to follow. Insert frame on this layer (Guide Layer) at the END of the animation.
- 5. Motion Guides Nowgo back to the first frame of the layer with your graphic symbol (Layer 1). Using the selection tool drag the circle in the middle of your symbol to the BEGINNING of the path. The symbol should snap to the path, you will know when it’s in the right place.
- 6. Motion Guides Next– Insert Key Frame at the END of your animation (Layer 1). Drag your object away from the path (NOT using the circle). Then select the circle in your symbol and snap to the END of the path. Next, somewhere in the middle of the start and end (on Layer 1) Create Motion Tween .
- 7. Motion Guides Testyour movie. Your object should follow the path you created. The path should not be visible on the screen.
- 8. Motion Guides Clickthe tween. Change the Rotate value. Test again. Click Orient to Path . Test again. We can change the way the object follows your path.