How do I animate sprite emitter properties?

[ccmsteach]

I know I am missing something here, and even after surfing around the forum for firework effects and such I still am not able to animate my Streak Emitter properties.

 

When I create a new material I can click on Attribute then animate such things as diffuse color in the timeline. However, if I click on the Streak Emmiter then try changing the rate of emmission at different frames AM does not set a keyframe.

 

I even tried creating a new action, but I could not get the material to show up under the "Shortcut to Model" in the action. That was also the case when I tried looking for a shortcut to the material under the Model's Choregraphy Action in the Project Workspace.

 

So what am I doing wrong? Any thoughts? I feel like I am one click away and just don't see it. Thanks in advance.

[Kamikaze]

I do my sprite animation in the choreogrophy, the properties for the sprite should be available there, then keyframe away.

 

Michael

[KenH]

I feel like I am one click away and just don't see it

 

You may be very right. Beside the shortcut to the model (PWS) in the action/chor, you'll see an icon with a red X mark over it. It's called the "Show more than drivers" icon. Click on this and you have access to animate all the models groups and materials etc.

[johnl3d]

http://johnl.inform.net/pages/controlsprite.html

[ccmsteach]

Woohoo! You guys rock! That was the "click" I was missing. Thanks. And Johnl3d, that little video was the most helpful tut or video I have seen today on the topic.