Add Scene

We use different scenes to save at different camera angles and use them later in animation.
To add a scene, click the “Window” in the menu bar and select “Scene” in the drop-down menu.
I want seven scenes, so I click the plus sign seven times. Do not panic, we can always add and delete later.
Deleting a scene is done by selecting the scene, and clicking the minus button, but I think you already know it.

In the “Scenes” dialog box, type a name for the scene, an optional description, and check the properties on or off, depending on what I want to include in the animation.
For example, if you used a style and want this in a scene, then check this box, if you changed the shadow, then check that box too. Everything you want to save in the animation should be checked.
I still have them all checked, it does not matter much for what I use. If you have large files in MB, it is better you uncheck the options that you do not need.

Through “Rotate” tool, you can change the view of the scene.
Click the “Update Scene” button when you’re done.
In the second dialog box that appears, click the “Update” button.

 

We repeat this for every scene.

To view the animation, click “View” in the menu bar, choose “Animation” in the drop-down menu, and click the “Play”.

To make a movie from the animation, click “File” in the menu bar, choose “Export” in the drop-down menu, and click the “Animation ..”.
Choose a folder where you want to save it.
Enter a file name.
Choose the file type, “.avi”, this is the only file type for a movie, the rest are for pictures, which one can assemble as a movie afterwards.
Click the “Export” button when you’re done.

Adding shadows or fog

Finally I’ll even show you how to add a shadow to a scene.
Just click “Window” in the menu bar and select “Shadow” in the drop-down menu.
This opens the “Shadow Settings” dialog.

The first thing you do of course is to check the “Display Shadows” checkbox option.
Under this box, we have two sliders.
With the first you determine the hour of the day.
With the second, date or season, it’s just how you look at it.
You can use the fill boxes next to the sliders to type the certain hour or date.
Below that we have the “Light” and “Dark” scrollbars.
With the “Light” slider, you can change the light parts of the drawing, that is the parts where sunlight is reflected.
With the “Dark” slider, you can change the dark parts of your drawing, in other words, the parts where there are shadows.

And last, you can control the appearance, on faces, on ground, or from edges.

Another tip, when you enter a shadow for a scene, do this for all the scenes.

Optionally you can add some fog by clicking the “Window” button, and chooseing “Fog”.

 

 

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