Viz Artist User Guide
Version 3.14 | Published October 30, 2020 ©
Heartbeat
The Heartbeat plug-in creates a heart beat animation. Includes animation of:
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Size, along different axes, axis-pairs or all axes
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Rotation, around three main axes
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Alpha
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Color
Note: This plug-in is located in: Built Ins -> Container plug-ins -> Tools
Heartbeat Properties
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Animation Length: Sets the length of the animation. Parameter Name: animLength.
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Swing: Enables the object to have a swinging action (back and forth). Parameter Name: swing.
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Pause: Enables the object to pause before repeating the action. Parameter Name: pause.
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Pause Length: Sets the length of the pause. Parameter Name: pauseLength.
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Change Size: Enables the change size parameters for changing the vector(s), initial and final weight of the object’s animation. Parameter Name: changeSize.
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X, Y, Z, XY, XZ, YZ, XYZ: Sets animation vector(s). Parameter Name: changeVector.
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Initial Weight: Sets the initial weight of the object. The higher the value, the slower the animation at first. Parameter Name: initialWeight.
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Final Weight: Sets the final weight of the object. See also Initial Weight. Parameter Name: finalWeight.
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Change Rotation: Enables the rotation parameters changing the rotation axes, initial and final angles. Parameter Name: changeRotation.
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X, Y, Z: Rotates the object on the X, Y or Z axis. Parameter Name: rotAxes.
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Initial Angle: Sets the initial angle of the object. Parameter Name: initialAngle.
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Final Angle: Sets the final angle of the object. Parameter Name: finalAngle.
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Change Alpha: Enables the alpha parameters changing the initial and final alpha values. Parameter Name: changeAlpha.
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Initial Alpha: Sets the initial alpha value. Parameter Name: initialAlpha.
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Final Alpha: Sets the final alpha value. Parameter Name: finalAlpha.
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Change Color: Enables the color parameters changing the color of the object. Parameter Name: changeColor.
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Source Color: Sets the source color. Parameter Name: sourceColor.
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Target Color: Sets the target color. Parameter Name: targetColor.
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