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Practical recipes

Practical recipes#

Sequential segment reveal#

Use:

GROW            0% → 100%
SPEED_MOD       TIME
OVERLAP         0%
SORT_MODE       BASE

Segments will appear in their original order with no overlap.

Reveal by length#

Set SPEED_MOD = LENGTH. Longer groups receive more time, making the visible boundary move at a more uniform speed.

Smooth transitions between segments#

Increase OVERLAP. Start with 10–20% and adjust it for the number of groups and the desired rhythm.

Growth from the center outward#

SYMMETRY        ON
ANCHOR_MODE     CENTER
PROPORTIONAL    ON
SPLINE_TYPE     OPEN PROPORTIONAL

For a radial arrangement, try ANCHOR_MODE = CIRCLE.

Mirrored sequence#

SORT_MODE       MIRROR
MIRROR_DIR      ON or OFF
ANCHOR_SORT_MODE MIRROR

ID_OFFSET lets you rotate the starting point of the sequence.

Moving visible strip#

Animate Grow and Trim with the same interval:

Frame 0:    TRIM 0%,  GROW 20%
Frame 100:  TRIM 80%, GROW 100%

For cyclic movement, try an appropriate TRIM_BOUNCE_MODE.

Twisting during the reveal#

ROTATION_START       0°
ROTATION_END         720°
ROTATION_DEFORM_MODE GLOBAL

Optionally, use a Function Curve to accelerate the rotation toward the end.

Merging nearby segments#

  1. Enable MERGE PAIR.

  2. Select SEARCH METHOD = REAL.

  3. Set a small SEARCH RADIUS REAL.

  4. Limit MAX NEIG to avoid producing a single large group.