Exercise 5

Animating with the Timeline

Launch PiXELS3D
Double click on the PiXELS3D icon to launch the application. The PiXELS3D splash screen will open. After 3 seconds the PiXELS3D interface will appear.

Create a cube
Use the Shape > Cube tool to open the Cube Options dialog. Click the OK button to accept the default settings and create a cube.

Open the Timeline palette
Use the Window > Timeline (Command-T) menu item to open the Timeline palette. In the Timeline, expand the Cube group by clicking in the box to the left of the group's name as shown. All the animatable groups are now visible. If Cube had any objects linked to it (children) they would show up here as well.

Expand the Position group
In the Timeline, expand Cube's Position group by clicking in the box to the left of the Position group's name. All the animatable parameters (X, Y and Z) for the Position group are now visible.