This page provides information about the Animation tab in Chaos Envision.
Overview
The Animation bottom expandable tab provides an easy way to create animations inside Chaos Envision. It enables you to do the following:
- Place imported or stored cameras in the animation track timeline.
- Place environment variations in the animation track timeline.
- Place scene states/variations in the animation track timeline.
- Toggle animation and scene tracks on and off.
- Set interpolation for the scene states and environment variations.
- Add keyframes and control their settings.
- Manipulate the animation clips by deleting and reordering, adding transition elements and controlling their duration.
- View imported animation from .vrscene in the animation track.
UI
The Animation tab is accessible through the Animation (
) button in the Bottom dock panel.
The Animation tab has a compressed and expanded view. The compressed view shows a limited set of options, while the expanded view of the Animation tab shows the complete set of options:
Compressed
Expanded
| Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Jump to the first frame in the animation track. |
| Jump to the previous frame in the animation track. |
| Play the animation in the animation track. |
| Pause the animation. |
| Jump to the next frame in the animation track. |
| Jump to the last frame in the animation track. |
| Toggle on/off the visibility of the camera, environment or state tracks. The invisible tracks are marked with the |
| Open the keyframe settings. See the Keyframe Settings section. |
| A keyframe. You can drag a keyframe left or right. Right click on a keyframe to open a menu with options. |
| Isolate the selected clip. This option is also available when you right-click on the camera clip. |
| Delete the selected clip. This option is also available when you right-click on the camera clip. |
Keyframe Settings
The Show Keys dialog is available when you click the Keyframe settings (
) button.
Translation – Toggles on and off the keyframe controls.
Exposure –
Aperture –
Focal Distance –
Keyframe Menu
The following option is available when you click on a keyframe (
):
Delete keyframe – Deletes the selected keyframe.
Clip Menu
The following options are available when you click on a clip:
Isolate clip – Isolates the selected clip by temporary disabling the other clips in the track.
Delete clip – Deletes the selected clip from the track. Shortcut: Del
Go to start of clip – Moves the slider to the start of the selected camera clip.
Go to end of clip – Moves the slider to the end of the selected camera clip.
Interpolation Menu
The following options are available when you click on a Scene or Environment variation in the track:
Hold for – Specifies how long the selected Scene or Environment variation remains active before transitioning to the next keyframe. It is measured in seconds.
Transition duration – Specifies the time (in seconds) taken to transition between the current Scene/Environment variation and the next one. A longer duration creates a slower, smoother transition, while a shorter duration results in a faster shift.
Transition – Specifies the type of interpolation between Scene/Environment variations. The choice of transition affects how smoothly or dynamically the change occurs.
Linear – Applies a straight-line transition with a constant speed, creating a uniform change between the variations without acceleration or deceleration.
Ease out – Starts the transition at full speed and then gradually slows down as it approaches the end point, creating a more natural finish to the animation.
Ease in – Starts the transition slowly, gradually accelerating to full speed.
Ease in and out – Combines the Ease In and Ease Out types. The transition starts slowly, accelerates in the middle, and then slows down again toward the end. This is the smoothest and most natural-looking transition style.
Bouncy – Adds a bounce effect to the transition. The animation overshoots the target slightly and then oscillates before settling at the final value.
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