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416 Chapter 5: Creating Geometry

Pr ocedur es

To crea te the r ing a r r ay sy stem:

OntheCreatepanel,clickSystems,

and then click Ring Array.

2. Drag in a viewport to set the center and radius

of the array.

Adummyobjectappearsatthecenter. By

default, four boxes are evenly sp aced in a circle

around it.

To animate the ring array:

Turn on Auto Key.

2. Move to a nonzero frame.

3. Adjust the ring array parameters.

You can’t animate the number of boxes in the

ring.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for additional keyframes.

Note: To animate the ring ar ray after creation,

use the Motion panel, not the Modify panel.

To put other k inds of objects in the r ing:

You can use either version of Track View: Curve

Editor or Dope Sheet.

1. In the Track View Controller window, click the

name of object container of the object to put

in the ring.

Thenamehighlights.

2. Still in the Controller window, right-click and

choose Copy from the menu.

3. Highlight the object container of one of the ring

array boxes.