Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 681)

Chapter 9 Using the Replicator 681
• Select the cell object to display animated parameters in the Cell Controls section of
the Replicator tab or the Replicator Cell tab, such as Angle or Scale.
Note: To manually send any animated parameter to the Keyframe Editor, click the
keyframe icon in the Animation menu, and choose Show in Keyframe Editor. The
parameter is displayed in the Keyframe Editor in a new, untitled curve set.
For more information on keyframing parameters in the Curve Editor, see “ Keyframes
and Curves ” on page 401.
Using the Sequence Replicator Behavior
The replicator also has a special behavior called Sequence Replicator, which allows you
to animate the individual elements in sequence over time. This is the only way to
animate the elements individually—keyframing the cell parameters or applying other
behaviors affects all elements in the pattern uniformly.
The Sequence Replicator is very similar to the Sequence Text behavior, which allows
you to animate text parameters in sequence through the characters of a text object.
With the Sequence Replicator behavior, you can select and apply replicator cell
parameters, such as Position, Color, Scale, Rotation, or Opacity, and animate those
parameters in sequence through the elements of a replicator pattern.
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 of the pattern, and
moves toward the lower-right.
The Sequence Replicator behavior can be applied to the replicator object itself, or to
the cells of the replicator. When applied to the different cells of a replicator with
multiple cells, different animations can be created for each cell.
Like most other objects in Motion, once you have created a Sequence Replicator
behavior, you can save the behavior to the Library.
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