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Changing colors

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Changing colors

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- [Instructor] Okay, so next we wanna talk about changing colors in our animation. Think in terms of a script again. You wanna start with your part and the default color. Select a time when you want the part to become a different color. Then you right-click on the Appearance under the part to change the color and select Appearance. Then pick your desired color and then calculate to compile the animation and run the animation to see if it works the way you wanted it. Okay, and then you wanna consider if you want the color change to be a slow transition or a quick change. Remember, if you want it to be a slow transition, all you need is two key points, one with the default color, color one, and one with the new color, color two. If you want it to be a Quick Change, copy the key point with color one to the time mark right before color two so that it maintains that color until right before it changes. And for even more control, you can place several different key points, each with a…

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