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Components of Pivot Animator App                                                                                          Creating Simple Animation

                  The Pivot Animator app window has various components, which are as follows:                                               To create a simple animation in Pivot Animator, follow the given steps:


                                        Title Bar
                                                                                                                                                     1  Open the Pivot Animator app.
                        Menu Bar

                          Frame                                                                             Frame
                         Controls                                                                           Panel

                         Player
                        Controls
                                                                                                           Canvas
                      Background
                        Button
                                                                                                          Figure
                      Add Figure
                        Button                                                                             Segment
                                                                                                            Handle
                          Figure
                         Controls                                                                           Origin
                                                                                                           Handle


                        Add Frame                                                                                                                    2   Drag the  Segment  handle  to           3  Click on the Add Frame button.
                         Button                                                                                                                     reposition it.

                       Status Bar
                                                                                                                                            Similarly, you can add more frames.
                     Title Bar: Displays the name of the app and the current project.

                     Menu Bar: Contains menus for managing your project.
                     Frame Controls: Lets you add, delete, copy frames, or quickly navigate between frames.

                     Player Controls: Allows you to play, pause, stop, and loop the animation, and adjust
                    playback speed.
                     Background Button: Lets you change or add a background to your animation.

                     Add Figure Button: Adds new stick figures to your animation or lets you create custom
                    ones.
                     Figure Controls: Allows you to move, rotate, or resize parts of your stick figure.

                     Add Frame Button: Adds a new frame to the animation sequence for smooth motion.
                     Frame Panel: Displays all animation frames as thumbnails in a timeline.

                     Canvas: Refers to the area where you create and animate your stick figures.                                                  4  Repeat step 2 and 3 to reposition the     5   Click on  the
                                                                                                                                                  segment and add new frame according          Play button.
                     Figure: Refers to the stick figures made of segments and joints in your animation.
                                                                                                                                                  to your requirement.
                     Segment Handle: Lets you reposition or resize a figure’s segment.
                     Origin Handle: Acts as the pivot point for rotating the figure.                                                        The created animation will be played.

                     Status Bar: Shows information like the current frame number, speed, and active tool.






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