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Animate multiple objects with one Animation Group

Animate multiple objects with one Animation Group
  • Select Rendering-Animation Workspace to display animation tools.
  • Using Pick tool select all door objects.
  • Select Animation Group tool then click to define location of animation group axes and a red-green-blue axes appears.
  • Set Animation Time Line palette to Time = 0 sec.
  • Select Keyframe tool and click on the animation group axes only, (not the objects).
  • Set Animation Time Line palette to Time = 5 sec.
  • Use Rotate tool to rotate the animation group axes only and observe all the objects automatically follow the animation group axes.
  • Select Keyframe tool and click on the animation group axes.
  • Click Play button in Animation Time Line palette and observe the door moves from keyframe position 1 to keyframe position 2 in 0 to 5 sec’s.
  • Continue to Keyframe a new position for the animation group axes at different times to control the opening and closing of the door.