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51.5 Creating the Cycles

The next step is to use the Cycle Editor to generate the cycle key frames for the animation. With the Cycle Editor running, refer to the control panel shown in Figure 51-12 below:

Figure 51-12

Using the menu marked A, change the property to be modified from rotation to translationY.

Next, use the KeyCycle control (B) to select cycle 0 so that changes made elsewhere in the panel will be applied to the first cycle. Move the Period slider to 1 and the translationY slider to 60 as shown in Figure 51-13 (refer to the XML panel to see the precise setting for the translationY value as you move the slider):

Figure 51-13

To see the changes so far in the graph, select the File -> Parse XML menu option. Using the values listed in Table 51-1, configure the settings for KeyFrames 1 through 4 (keeping in mind that you have already configured the settings in the KeyCycle 0 column):

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Neil Smyth has over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, including roles in software development and enterprise-level UNIX and Linux system administration. In addition to a bachelor's degree in information technology, he also holds A+, Security+, Network+, Project+, and Microsoft Certified Professional certifications and is a CIW Database Design Specialist. Neil is the co-founder and CEO of Payload Media, Inc. (a technical content publishing company), and the author of the Essentials range of programming and system administration books.
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