Adding a 3D Path Node

When you add a 3D Path node to your Action schematic, the node is added with an axis.

To add a 3D Path node to the scene:

1. Do one of the following:

   • Drag the 3D Path node from the node bin and place it in the schematic.

   • Drag the 3D Path node from the node bin and place it in Result view.

   • Double-click the 3D Path node. You do not need to be in Schematic view to add a node in this manner.

     A Path object (called path1, by default), with its parent axis, appears in the schematic.

2. Create mode is automatically selected in the Tools drop-down so you can create your spline. See Creating 3D Path Splines.

3. Parent the 3D Path node to another object in your schematic, such as a Light node or a 3D Text node. The 3D path becomes part of the transformation hierarchy of the attached object.

   

   3D Path node parented to a 3D Text node

4. To open the 3D Path menu, double-click the 3D Path node in the schematic, or follow the tab population rules for the Object menu.

   See Populating Menu Tabs of Selected Objects.