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Armature options
Many settings are available through the Properties inspector that can help you make
your armature interactive or help you apply easing to your armature motion. You can
also choose different viewing options for your armature to suit your working style.
Authortime and runtime armatures
Authortime armatures are those that you pose along the Timeline and play as
straightforward animations. Runtime armatures refer to armatures that are interac-
tive and allow the user to move your armature. You can make any of your arma-
tures—whether they are made with a series of movie clips such as the crane or
made with a shape such as the octopus tentacle—into an authortime or a runtime
armature. Runtime armatures, however, are restricted to armatures that have only
a single pose.
1 Continue with the file 05ShapeIK_workingcopy.fla.
2 Select the layer containing the tentacle armature.
3 In the Properties inspector, select Runtime from the Type option.
The armature becomes a runtime armature, allowing the user to directly
manipulate the octopus tentacle. The first frame of the Pose layer displays the
armature icon to indicate that the runtime option is selected and no additional
poses can be added.
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Lesson 5
Articulated Motion and Morphing