Motion Tweens in Flash CS3

[This is Step 16 of the Flash CS3 Animation Tutorial]

Motion Tweens in Flash CS3 are a very useful feature. Basically we specify the positions of the symbol in the keyframes and Flash creates the animation be(tween) the two keyframes. This gives us a smooth animation.

Let's use the tween feature as we continue with the tutorial to make the wheel animate smoothly.

Wheel Animation - Part 2

Motion Tween

To create the motion tween between the keyframes in the "wheel animation" movie clip:

• Right Click on the 1st frame in the timeline (or any of the frames in between the 2 keyframes).
  
  
• From the options that appear, select “Create Motion Tween”.
  
  
  
• An arrow will appear between the 1st and 5th frames on the timeline. This will create a smooth animation between the wheel in frame 1 and the wheel in frame 5.
  
  
• Click on the 5th, 10th and 15th frames and create motion tweens.
  
  
  
  
• Your wheel animation is ready.
  
  
• You can get an idea of how it looks by testing the movie.
  
  Control > Test Movie
  
  
• Click on Scene 1 to go back to the main stage area.
  
  
• Double click on the zoom tool to see the actual stage dimensions.
  
  
  
  
• Make copies of the wheel as required.
  
  
• This is what your stage will look like now.

• When you test the movie you will notice that all the wheel are turning.

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