This article goes through all the animation tools in Workful, what they do, and how to use them individually.
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Selection
Parts can be selected using the move or the rotate tool by clicking on them within the scene.
💡 Use the shift key to select multiple parts.
You can also select single or multiple parts from the scene hierarchy in the bottom left-hand side of the screen.
Keyframes
Keyframes are points in time at which you save the location, rotation, and opacity of a part or group of parts, the software animates automatically between keyframes.
You use the time between the keyframes to determine how long the animation duration lasts.
Add a Keyframe
To add a keyframe, position the part or group of parts in the start position, select the time you want the animation to begin on the timeline, and click “Save Keyframe”.
To add another keyframe, move the marker on the timeline, move the part or group of parts, and click “Save Keyframe” again.
Workful automatically creates the animation from the first keyframe to the last.
Updating a Keyframe
To update a keyframe, select the part or group of parts and the keyframe time on the timeline, move or rotate the part to your chosen position, and then click “Save Keyframe.”
Removing a Keyframe
To remove a keyframe, select the part and the keyframe on the timeline and click “Remove Keyframe.”
Playback
Playing
To preview your animation, click the Play icon.
✏️ This will play using the camera animation if you have added one
Stop
Clicking stop will switch back to edit mode and reset the timeline to the start of the timeline
Start/end
The start/end buttons will set the timeline position to either the start or the end
Looping
You can toggle looping on or off; if looping is on, it will loop for the viewer.
Camera
The camera can be animated using the frames the same way parts are animated. To do this, choose the start camera position, the zoom level, and the angles.
If only choosing one position, the camera won’t animate, but the position will be the chosen one. If you add another keyframe, the camera will animate between the two positions.
More keyframes can be added to control the camera in more ways.
Opacity
Opacity is stored against a keyframe. If you add a keyframe at 0 seconds, set the opacity to 50%, it will stay at 50% opacity during that step. If you were to add a keyframe at 3 seconds and set the opacity to 100%, over the 3 seconds, it will animate the opacity from 50 to 100%.
Hiding
Single or multiple parts can be hidden using the hide icon against each part; if a part is hidden, it will not be displayed during the step.
Highlighting
Single or multiple parts can be highlighted for the viewer by toggling the bulb icon on/off against each part