Overview

The timeline is a feature that bakes and plays a simulation cache.

Location

Menu bar > Window > Timeline

Operation Method

Bake and play cache

1. To go to timeline mode, click the timeline via Menu bar > Window > Timeline.

2. Set the timeline frame range.

   The avatar animation starts from 0 frames. Before the 0 frames, cloth simulation runs.
   Negative frames will be set automatically based on the frame rate and draping time settings, and the user can change them.
   For example, the frame rate is 30fps, and the draping time is 0.4 sec. The frame on the timeline starts from -12 frames.

   

3. Click the Bake cache button.
   

4. The simulation starts, and the blue press bar appears on the timeline.
5. To stop the baking cache, click the Pause bake cache button.
   
6. Click the buttons to move the indicator to the specific frame. Otherwise, move the indicator where want to start the cache playing.
7. Click the Play forward/backward button to play the cache.

Export cache

1. Click the export button on the timeline.

2. Choose the format to export.

   The cache is exported in the default setting as below.
   The duration(in frames) option will be set from the start frame to the end frame.

Components

• Start frame
  Go to the start frame

• Step backward
  Go back to the previous frame

• Play backward
  Play the cache in reverse

• Pause
  Pause playing cache

• Play forward
  Play the cache

• Step forward
  Go forward one frame

• End frame
  Go to the end frame

• Bake cache
  Start to bake simulation cache

• Pause bake cache
  Pause to bake the simulation cache