Creating and Opening a Scene
All scenes created via Animate Pro are independent and local to the computer.
You can either create a new scene using the Welcome Screen or the File menu:
• | Creating a Scene Using the Welcome Screen |
• | Creating a Scene Using the File Menu |
Creating a Scene Using the Welcome Screen
To create a scene from the Welcome screen:
1. | To select the scene’s location, in the Project Directory section, browse the files by clicking Browse button. |
2. | In the Project Name field, type the scene’s name. |
3. | Set the scene resolution by doing one of the following: |
‣ | In the Resolution window, select the scene’s resolution and click Create. |
Your new scene is created.
‣ | Add a new resolution to list by clicking the Add button. |
In the New Resolution dialog box, fill in the following fields and click Create.
Resolution Name: Name your new resolution.
Resolution: Set the width, height and aspect ratio of the resolution.
Field of View: Set the horizontal fit, vertical fit, or custom Fov.
Frame Rate: Type the scene's frame rate per second.
To open a scene from the Welcome screen:
1. | In the Recent Scenes section, click Open Scene. |
The Open Scene browser opens.
2. |
*.anim file. |
3. | Click Open to open the scene. |
To open a recent scene from the Welcome screen:
‣ | In the Recent Scenes section, select a scene from the list. |
Creating a Scene Using the File Menu
If a scene is already open and you want to create a new one, you can use the File menu.
To create a scene from the File menu:
1. | Do one of the following: |
‣ | From the top menu, select File > New. |
‣ | In the File toolbar, click the New button. |
‣ | Press [Ctrl] + [N] (Windows) or [⌘] + [N] (Mac OS X). |
The New Scene dialog box opens.
2. | Select a scene directory by clicking the Browse button. |
3. | In the Project Name field, type the scene's name. |
4. | Set the scene resolution by doing one of the following: |
‣ | In the Resolution window, select the scene’s resolution and click Create. |
Your new scene is created.
‣ | Add a new resolution to list by clicking the Add button. |
In the New Resolution dialog box, fill in the following fields and click Create.
Resolution Name: Name your new resolution.
Resolution: Set the width, height and aspect ratio of the resolution.
Field of View: Set the horizontal fit, vertical fit, or custom Fov.
Frame Rate: Type the scene's frame rate per second.
To open a scene from the File menu:
1. | Do one of the following: |
‣ | From the top menu, select File > Open. |
‣ | In the File toolbar, click the Browse button. |
‣ | Press [Ctrl] + [N] (Windows) or [⌘] + [N] (Mac OS X). |
The Open Scene browser opens.
2. |
*.anim file. |
3. | Click Open. |
Saving a Scene
It is important to regularly save your scene. As you make changes to a scene, an asterisk (*) appears in the title bar beside the scene name to indicate that the scene contains unsaved changes.
To save a scene, do one of the following:
‣ | Select File > Save. |
‣ | Press [Ctrl] + [S] (Windows) or [⌘] + [S] (Mac OS X). |
Related Topics
• | Welcome Screen |