{"id":724,"date":"2019-10-16T09:49:12","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T09:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vrforcad.com\/?p=724"},"modified":"2020-07-06T06:49:24","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T06:49:24","slug":"controlling-animation-in-vr-with-grabbable-sequences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simlab-soft.com\/blog\/controlling-animation-in-vr-with-grabbable-sequences\/","title":{"rendered":"Controlling Animation in VR with Grabbable Sequences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Part of the step by Step Guide, where you will learn how to transform you 3D Model to an interactive VR experience easily, using Simlab Composer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the fourth part of the Series, in which we are going to learn how to use Grabbable Sequences<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To View the previous part of this series Click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can download the Models used in the tutorials here ( Model 1<\/a> , Model 2<\/a>, Model 3<\/a>) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grabbable Sequences VS Animation Sequences.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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In the second part of this series, we have talked about <\/em><\/strong>Animation Sequences<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, and how you can utilize them as an interactive component in VR. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you interact with animation sequences in VR, you have no control over it except for initiating it, as a result, the animation plays fully at the rate at which it was created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there are Cases when you need to manually control the animation rate and direction in VR, and that is exactly what Grabbable Sequences<\/strong> allow you to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to create a Grabbable Sequence?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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To create a Grabbable Sequence, you need first to create an Animation Sequence, Here are the steps : <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Select the animation tab and move the current time slider<\/strong><\/em> to any frame. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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T<\/em><\/strong>ransform the object<\/em>. Transformation may include, moving, rotating or scaling the object. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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With the keyframes selected, click on “Create animation sequence”<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Creating a Grabbable sequence from an Animation sequence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Now that you have created an animation sequence, the next step is to attach it as a grabbable sequence to an object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From the VR workbench, go to actions, then select “Make Grabbable Sequence”<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Select the object<\/em><\/strong> that you want to make Grabbable, then confirm the selection.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Select the Sequence<\/strong><\/em> that you want to attach as a grabbable sequence.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Set the grab helper’s scale<\/em><\/strong>, usually “1” suits all models.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Following Video explains the Process of creating and interacting Grabbable Sequences, so watch it to get an in-depth look at the process.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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