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Tutorial 4

Working With Expressions

Because the fan is dark, boost the fan node brightness (with a Brightness node), or view
the alpha channel. Because this subtree is temporary, do not insert it into the rest of
the tree.

Next, match the fan animation. Start with the initial position.

To match the placeholder to the fan’s position:

1

Go to frame 1.

In the Node View, select the Text1 node and insert a Transform–Move3D node.

2

Expand the Move3D1 subtrees for pan and angle, then set the following parameters:

Set fieldOfView to 15. (This parameter simulates the lens distortion of the Move3D
“camera.”)

Set xPan to 153.

Set yPan to 87.