To Script a Material Characteristic
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Select the Animate Material Settings tool (
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The Animate Material Settings dialog opens.
- In the Material list box, select the material.
- In the Start Time field, key in the time or frame number.
- From the Interpolation option menu, choose the interpolation method for the transition to the new setting value.
- From the Velocity option menu, choose the velocity type for the transition to the new setting value.
- From the Setting option menu, choose the setting to animate.
- Use the control(s) below the Setting option menu to specify the setting value (or to select a pattern map or bump map file to which a value applies). These controls are similar to those in the Material Editor dialog.
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Accept the settings with a data point.
The new script entry is entered in the Animation Producer dialog list.