About Animation in Alias

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The animation tools in Alias allow for proof-of-concept for moving parts and for in-app presentation of work-in-progress concepts.

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Simple keyframe animation is used here to explore the opening capacity of the trunk,

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so the rotation on the node can be updated on the relevant keyframe channels

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and then played back using the Animation Editor.

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For presentation, the Turntable tool can be used on its own to do a simple 360-degree playback of the design.

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Keyframe, motion path and camera animation can be combined into more complex presentations.

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The smoothness of the playback will depend on the size of the data set and the performance of your machine,

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so paying attention to the quality settings is key for the in-app playback.

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So, the animation functions are there to assist in the development of a design for final presentation work.

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The model will still be exported out into another system like Maya or VRED.