562 AutoCAD and Its Applications—Advanced Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. The fourth method of using a motion path is to have both the camera and target follow separate paths. Picture yourself walking into an unfamiliar room. As you walk into the center of the room, your gaze sweeps left and right across the room. In this case, the camera (you) follows a straight-line path and the target (your gaze) follows an arc from one side of the room to the other. The ANIPATH command is used to assign motion paths. The command opens the Motion Path Animation dialog box. See Figure 21-15. This dialog box has three main areas: Camera, Target, and Animation settings. These areas are described in detail in the next sections. The steps for creating a motion path animation are provided at the end of this section. NOTE NOTE Selecting a motion path automatically creates a camera. You cannot add a motion path to an existing camera. ANIPATH Ribbon Visualize Animations Animation Motion Path Type ANIPATH A B Figure 21-14. A—The camera is linked to the spline path and the target is linked to the point (shown in color). B—As the camera moves along the path, it always looks at the point. Animation settings Camera settings Target settings Figure 21-15. The Motion Path Animation dialog box is used to create an animation that follows a path.
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