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Recording animation during playback


To animate Scale, Rotation, and Translation, you can record the motion as you drag an object in the viewport. AXEL records 5 keys per second.

Example: Recording the motion of a sphere as you translate it during playback
  1. Turn off Play ( ), and go to time 0.
  2. Turn on Translate ( ), and select the sphere.
  3. Turn on Record ( ).
  4. An animation sequence appears in the Sequencer.

  5. Turn on Play and drag the sphere in a viewport.
  6. As you move the sphere, AXEL records its position 5 times per second.

  7. Turn off Play and turn off Record.
  8. AXEL stops recording position information.

  9. To preview the animation, go to time 0 and turn on Play.
  10. In the Sequencer, drag the zoom bar to see all the keys you created.
  11. Drag the playhead back and forth to scrub the animation.

See also:

Editing animation keys

Editing animation parameters

Animating parameters

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