Importing Animated 3D Sequences

You can import animated 3D models in Harmony and manipulate their structure. By default, a 3D model will be imported with only the first frame exposed. If it was animated in a 3D software prior to export, the 3D project file will contain the animated information.

In order to expose the animation in the model, you will need to use the XSheet and provide the appropriate timing exposures for that model on its drawing column. In the XSheet, you can access the Sequence Fill Dialog box which will give you the ability to expose specific frames of the 3D model’s animated sequence. See Sequence Fill Dialog Box.

You have the ability to manipulate the keyframes of the 3D sequence in Harmony. The animated sequence will appear in the Timeline view as drawing substitutions. Any transformations or interpolations made will impose an offset in the animation that can be set using a Subnode-Animation node.

For more information about animating using the Subnode-Animation node, see Animating Individual Parts of 3D Models.