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Setting Up a Scene

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Do you remember the movieFinding Nemo?

Youre going to recreate a

scene from the movie.

Finding Nemo Trailer.mov

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Specically . . .

Create an animation that shows Marlin and Dory (twosmall fsh) swimming and talking. A shark (Bruce)

swims up behind them. Marlin panics and he swimsrapidly away looking or a place to hide. e fnds atreasure chest! swims around it! and then hides inthe chest.

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First, lets identify thedierent ob!ectsand actions

in the story.

Create an animation that shows Marlinand Dory(two small fsh) swimmingand talking. A shark

(Bruce) swimsup behind them. Marlin panicsand he swims rapidly away looking or a place tohide. e fndsa treasure chest! swims aroundit! and then hides in the chest.

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Next, well set up an underwater

scene with Marlin, Dory, and Bruce.

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Start by selecting the template

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Then toggle to the Scene Editor

Click on Setup Scenebutton

Toggles from code editorto scene editor

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Notice there are three panels

Copyright 2013 Wanda Dann Don Slater

Scene "ie#

$roperties

$anel

%allery

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Menus, Tabs !ontrols

&andles

Camera

'a!igation

Controls

Camera "ie#point

(enu

)b*ect

Tree

Select an

ob*ect +

!ie# itsproperties

%allery Tabs

(arkers

$ro*ect,-ile

(enu .ar

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"se the gallery to add a

clown#ish to the sceneCreate ne# instance of a class / t#o options

Click on thumbnail image or

Drag the image onto the scene

nter name of ob*ect in this case marlin and click)

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)b*ect tile in ob*ecttree

)b*ect #ith default ring handle

)b*ect

properties

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"osition # $rientation

Objectsare positioned in 3D space

Have a sense of orientation

Have six directions of motion

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$osition with mouse

4lice 3 pro!ides handles for using the mouse to

position ob*ects in a scene

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%andle Styles& De#ault

Turn ob*ect hori5ontally

(o!e ob*ect on the hori5ontal plane

Modifier Keys

Shift + click on object allows

you to move the object

vertically

Control + click (Option + click

on Mac) allows you to turn the

object horiontally

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%andle Styles& 'otation

6otate ob*ect in si7 directions

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%andle Styles& Translation

(o!e ob*ect !ertically

or hori5ontally

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%andle Styles& 'esi(e

6esi5e ob*ect in all dimensions proportionately

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"osition %ith mouse

Click on object todrag forwardbackward left orrig!t

Click and drag ring!andle to t"rnobject left or rig!t

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Your turn

#dd Dor$ %&l"e'n( and &r"ce %)!ark( to t!escene and position as s!own !ere. Notet!eir names s!o"ld begin wit! a lowercaseletter %i.e. marlin dor$ and br"ce(.

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Be sure to sa)e your wor*+

To a)oid loss o# wor*

Sa!e your pro*ect #orld e!ery time you make a significant

change or at least e!ery 20,30 minutes8

Don9t forget you need to sa!e your #orld e!ery day: ;f

you don9t nobody else #ill8

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