metutel
19 days agoCommunity Member
Use triggers and variables to cycle through multiple layers in sequence
Hello,
I have 73 images that I want to show in sequence to animate the wrapping function for the unit circle. I know that there are several ways to do this, but I'm not sure which is most efficient and easy to replicate. I have created a .story file to test the different methods using only 6 images.
As far as I can tell, here are my options:
- Option A Create a slide with a layer for each image and create a trigger that displays the layers in sequence (see slide 1.3 Layer_TriggerShowLayer)
- Option B Create a slide with one image and create states for each of the other images.
- Option B.1 Use a slider to show the states in sequence, which is easy to setup. However, I cannot figure out how to make the slider move automatically through every state using triggers based on the timeline. I would love to have the states appear in 1 second intervals. I’m not sure this is even possible (see my attempt on slide 1.1 States_Slider)
- Option B.2 Use triggers and timeline markers to move the states in sequence (see my attempt on slide 1.2 States_Trigger_Timeline)
The best effect so far is Option B.2, but it will require a lot of timeline markers to make all 73 images appear. Is there a way to do this using a variable that is linked to the timeline?Or maybe one of the other methods will work better with some tweaking?
All advice is appreciated. I am also happy to watch any training videos that may help me make this smoother.
Thanks in advance!