Apple Motion 3 - Manual (Page 983)

Chapter 11 Working with Generators 983
Two Color Ray
The Two Color Ray generator creates a ray pattern alternating between two colors. You
can select the colors, the number of divisions represented, and rotation of the pattern.
Parameters in the Inspector
Offset: Sets the coordinates of the center of the ray pattern. Coordinates are calculated
from the center of your object, which is the coordinate origin.
Color 1: Picks the base color for the two color ray.
Color 2: Picks the alternating color for the two color ray.
Divisions: Sets the number of divisions in the ray pattern.
Rotation: Sets the rotation of the whole pattern from the center point.
Modifying Generators
In this section, the Checkerboard generator is used to illustrate how to edit and
animate a generator using the HUD. Once a generator has been customized, you can
save the generator to the Library for use in future projects. This section also briefly
discusses applying Parameter behaviors to the parameters of a generator.
Editing Generators
In this section, the Checkerboard generator parameters are edited to modify the
appearance of the default generator.
To edit the Checkerboard generator:
1 Add the Checkerboard generator to your project.
Note: For information on adding a generator to your project, see “ Adding a Generator ”
on page 966.
Default Two Color Ray generator Two Color Ray generator modified