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Contents

Using the Sunlight and Daylight Systems ..........................................................................555
Using the Compass helper .......................................................................................555
Understanding Azimuth and Altitude ......................................................................556
Specifying date and time .........................................................................................557
Specifying location ..................................................................................................557
Tutorial: Animating a day in 20 seconds .................................................................557
Using Volume Lights .........................................................................................................558
Volume light parameters .........................................................................................559
Tutorial: Showing car headlights .............................................................................560
Tutorial: Creating laser beams .................................................................................561
Using projector maps and raytraced shadows ..........................................................562
Tutorial: Projecting a trumpet image on a scene ......................................................563
Tutorial: Creating a stained-glass window ...............................................................563
Summary ..........................................................................................................................565
Part V: Animation and Rendering Basics 567

Chapter 21: Understanding Animation and Keyframes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 569
Using the Time Controls ...................................................................................................569
Setting frame rate ....................................................................................................570
Setting speed and direction .....................................................................................570
Using Time Tags .....................................................................................................571
Working with Keys ...........................................................................................................571
Auto Key mode .......................................................................................................572
Set Key mode ..........................................................................................................572
Tutorial: Rotating a windmill’s blades ......................................................................573
Copying parameter animation keys .........................................................................574
Deleting all object animation keys ...........................................................................575
Using the Track Bar ..........................................................................................................575
Viewing and Editing Key Values........................................................................................576
Using the Motion Panel .....................................................................................................577
Setting parameters ...................................................................................................578
Using trajectories.....................................................................................................578
Tutorial: Making an airplane follow a looping path .................................................580
Using the Follow/Bank utility ..................................................................................580
Using Ghosting .................................................................................................................581
Animation Preferences ......................................................................................................582
Animating Objects ............................................................................................................584
Animating cameras ..................................................................................................584
Tutorial: Animating darts hitting a dartboard ..........................................................584
Animating lights ......................................................................................................585
Animating materials ................................................................................................586
Creating Image File Lists .........................................................................................587

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