Configure an orientation animation

You can configure an element with an orientation animation. You can also:

• Specify a different orientation origin.

• Ignore or accept the design-time orientation of the element on the canvas.

• Preview the orientation at run time with a slider.

To configure an element with an orientation animation

1. Select the element.

2. On the Special menu, click Edit Animations. The Edit Animations dialog box appears.

3. Click the Add icon and select Orientation. The orientation animation is added to the Animation list and the Orientation configuration panel appears.

4. In the Analog box, type an analog value, attribute reference or expression.

5. In the Value-At CCW End box, type an analog value, attribute reference or expression that corresponds to the maximum angle in degrees for the counter-clockwise orientation as specified by the Orientation-CCW value.

6. In the Value-At CW End box, type an analog value, attribute reference or expression that corresponds to the maximum angle in degrees for the counter-clockwise orientation as specified by the Orientation-CW value.

7. In the Orientation-CCW box, type an analog value, attribute reference or expression for the maximum orientation in counter-clockwise direction in degrees.

8. In the Orientation-CW box, type an analog value, attribute reference or expression for the maximum orientation in clockwise direction in degrees.

9. In the Orientation Offset area, select:

   • Replace Current to ignore the design-time orientation of the element as it appears on the canvas and to use absolute orientation.

   • Use Current as Offset Orientation to orient the element at run time in relation to its design-time orientation on the canvas.

     

10. If you use current as offset orientation, you can type an offset value in the text box next to Use Current as Offset Orientation. This affects the orientation of the element on the canvas.

11. In the Current Relative Origin area, type values in the dX and dY boxes to specify the rotation origin as offset from the element center point. This affects the point of origin of the element on the canvas.

12. You can preview the orientation and how run-time values affect the appearance of the element, by dragging the slider in the Preview area.

13. Click OK.