Element / Drawing Node

Description

3D Path: Lets you use a 3D path function to animate an element.

Separate: Lets you independently edit the different coordinate fields.

Path (x) Axis: Lets you type in a new East/West coordinate corresponding to the desired position.

Path (y) Axis: Lets you type in a new North/South coordinate corresponding to the desired position.

Path (z) Axis: Lets you ype in a new Forward/Backward coordinate corresponding to the desired position.

Velocity: When the 3D Path option is selected, lets you set the speed at which

Locked: Resizes the element while keeping its ratio. The X and Y axes scale proportionally

Separate: Resizes the element allowing to modify the ratio (squash and stretch).

(x) Axis: Lets you type in the horizontal scale value.

(y) Axis: Lets you type in the vertical scale value.

Scale in Fields: Instead of using the standard scaling units, when this option is enabled, images are scaled using field units, based on the traditional animation field chart.

Ignore Parent Scaling: When this option is enabled, any scaling value applied to a parent layer is ignored in the current layer. This can be handy in cut-out rigs when you need to scale an arm without affecting the forearm.

Angle z: Lets you type in a degree value for the rotation angle. Note that you can enter values greater than 360 and -360 degrees. If you enter 720, the object will rotate twice.

Skew: Lets you type in a degree value between -90 to 90 for the skew angle.

(x) Axis: Lets you type in a new East/West coordinate corresponding to the desired position.

(y) Axis: Lets you ype in a new North/South coordinate corresponding to the desired position.

Description

Animate Using Animation Tools: By default, a drawing layer can be animated using the same parameters as a peg, but you can disable this feature. Being able to switch your drawing layers so they can no longer be animated without a peg has certain advantages. In cut-out animation, it is easier to separate your drawing exposure and keyframes to change timing easier and rearrange keyframe position in the Timeline view. This feature is also available for backward compatibility when bringing in templates created in older versions of the software, so as not to lose their offset keyframes or drawing substitution keyframes.

Alignment Rule: The alignment rule selections are intended to deal with drawings that were created on paper of a different size or orientation from the default alignment rule (set up in the Scene Settings dialog box) or imported bitmap images. The drawings are then scaled to match the Harmony alignment rectangle. Note that alignment rules are not based on the camera frame, but on the scene frame. Refer to the Fundamentals Guide to learn more about scene alignment and scene settings.

Turn Before Alignment: Rotates the drawings in the selected element 90 degrees to the left before scaling and aligning them according to the alignment rule, and before performing any offset, rotation or scaling for the element or peg. This and the Alignment Rule are intended for drawings that were created on paper of a different size or orientation than the other paper in the scene, and requires alignment so they are treated accurately.

Flip Horizontal: Flips the drawing on the X-axis.

Flip Vertical: Flips the drawing on the Y-axis.

As you move the camera in your scene along the Z-axis, notice that, logically, the lines of the elements become thicker the closer the camera gets to the drawing. If you prefer the lines to remain the same size or become thicker at a different speed, you can use the thickness feature to adjust your brush stroke and pencil line thickness. You can modify the size of the lines even if the camera is not animated.

To learn how to use this feature, see Animating the Line Thickness on Camera Move.

• Adjust Pencil Lines Thickness: Lets you work with pencil lines and adjust their thickness. You will not see any changes to lines in the Camera view OpenGL mode. You must switch to the Render mode.
• Normal Thickness: Disables all overrides on the brush stroke line thickness. This option must be enabled in order for the pencil line thickness parameter and pencil lines to appear. If you want to modify the brush stroke thickness, deselect this option. To enable brush strokes to work with the line thickness feature, you must first create central strokes in the Colour Art layer. The central strokes control the line variation of your brush strokes in the Line Art layer. Select Drawing > Create Colour Art from Line Art.
• Zoom Independent Thickness: Select this if you want your line thickness to remain constant independently from the camera move. Everything else will increase in size, but the line thickness will stay the same.
• Proportional: Enter a multiple by which you want to increase the line thickness base on its original thickness. A value of 1 will result in no change; a value of 0 (zero) will hide the lines.
• Constant:Enter a value in pixels (based on a 720x540 screen resolution) to indicate the amount of pixels you want to add around the existing line.
• Minimum: Enter a value in pixels (based on a 720x540 screen resolution) for the minimum line thickness allowed.
• Maximum: Enter a value in pixels (based on a 720x540 screen resolution) for the maximum line thickness allowed.

Higher quality images require more time to render and more system memory. Choose a lower quality if you are rendering a pencil test.