Wwise Help

To create an animation path:

1. In the Position Editor (3D Automation), click New.

   A new animation path is added to the list, and a single control point is added to both the graph view and timeline.

2. In the Path Name text box, type a representative name.

3. Position the first point of your path by dragging it anywhere within the graph view.

4. To add additional points, double-click in the graph view.

   The points in the graph view are automatically connected to form an animation path.

To randomize the position of each point along a path:

1. In the Position Editor (3D Automation), select a path from the path list.

2. In the Random Range group, specify a value for the following two properties:

   • Horizontal - Acts as a +/- offset to the X and Y coordinate values of each point, creating a range of possible values. At runtime, Wwise chooses a value from within this range to define the horizontal position of the control point.

   • Vertical - Acts as a +/- offset to the Z coordinate value of each point, creating a range of possible values. At runtime, Wwise chooses a value from within this range to define the vertical position of the control point.

     	Note
     	The default vertical position (Z value) of each point is 0.

To change the display of the graph view:

1. In the Display Option group, select either of the following options:

   • Show Radius to display a representation of the attenuation max distance radius in the graph view.

   • Show Cone to display a representation of the cone angles (inner and outer) in the graph view.

To change the duration of an animation path:

1. In the Path list, click the path whose duration you want to change.

2. Click the Configure Timeline button.

   The Configure Timeline dialog opens.

3. In the Length text box, specify a new duration for the selected path.

4. If the timeline already contains controls points and is in non-linear mode, you must select one of the following options:

   • Stretch proportionally to reposition the existing control points while maintaining their relative positions to one another on the timeline.

   • Preserve key values to keep the control points at their existing positions on the timeline. Control points that exceed the length of the new timeline will be deleted.

5. Click OK.

   The length of the animation path is updated. The timeline also changes to reflect the new duration.

To reorder the path list:

1. In the path list, click the path that you want to move.

2. Drag the selected path to its new location.

To delete an animation path:

1. In the Path list, click the path that you want to delete.

2. Click Delete.

   A confirmation message box is displayed.

3. Click OK.

   The path is removed from the list.

To determine how animation paths are played back:

1. In the Position Editor (3D Automation), select one of the following options as the play type:

   • Sequence to play the paths in a sequential order from the start of the list to the end.

   • Random to play the paths in a random order until all paths have been played.

2. In the Play Mode group, select one of the following options:

   • Continuous to play the paths one after the other until all paths have been played.

   • Step to play a single path from the list each time the object is played.

3. If you selected Continuous, the Loop and Transition time options become available.

   To play the entire animation path list indefinitely, select the Loop option.

   To add a linear transition between the end of one path and the start of another, select the Transition time option and then specify the amount of time for the transition in the corresponding text box.

4. If you selected Step, the Pick new path when sound starts option becomes available.

   Select the Pick new path when sound starts option to force Wwise to use a new path each time a new sound is played regardless of whether the sound is triggered by a play event. This option is particularly useful when you want a different path to be used for each sound within a continuous container.