Animation introduction

Instant Terra allows you to animate terrains by modifying the parameters of the graph nodes.

You can generate a video, a list of images (3D rendering, heightmap, mask, colormap or vector map) or a list of 3D files.

Here is an example of the results obtained: you can animate both the terrain and the color map.

This section covers the following topics:

Basic manipulations

• Working in the Animation window
• Animating a parameter
• Adding, removing, and moving keys
• Changing the type of curve between two keys
• Scrolling and zooming in the track
• Cursor, icon bar, and time indicator
• Defining the recording parameters
• Recording an animation

Manipulations on keys and tracks

• Changing the animation length
• Managing track selection
• Moving keys and changing the speed of a selection
• Cutting, copying, pasting, and inserting keys
• Cutting and pasting with repetition

Other manipulations

• Disabling tracks
• Renaming animations and tracks, and adding comments
• Changing the track order
• Creating multiple animations
• Animating color and integer parameters
• Creating keys on all tracks in a track group
• Initializing keys from the current parameter value
• Animating a parameter that cannot be animated
• Tips for avoiding overly complicated animations