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getting Started
You’ll start the lesson by viewing the animated crane and floating buoy that you’ll
create as you learn about articulated motion and morphing in Flash. You’ll also be
animating a tentacle of an octopus.
1 Double-click the 05end.html file in the Lesson05/05End folder to play the
animation. Double-click the 05ShapeIK_End.html to play that animation as well.
The first project is an animation depicting a crane working at the seaside dock
and a buoy floating along the gentle undulations of the water. In this lesson, you’ll
animate the crane arm, the buoy, and the smooth motion of the waves. The other
project is an animation showing an octopus curling one of its tentacles.
2 Double-click the 05Start.fla file in the Lesson05/05Start folder to open the initial
project file in Flash.
3 Choose File > Save As. Name the file 05_workingcopy.fla, and save it in the
05Start folder. Saving a working copy ensures that the original start file will be
available if you want to start over.
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Lesson 5
Articulated Motion and Morphing