Creating Random Nonlinear Animation

Overview

This guide demonstrates how to create animations that randomly select specific states within your workflow, enabling nonlinear navigation through animation sequences.

Event-based animations allow you to use your workflow in a nonlinear way by letting the system branch to different states rather than following a linear sequence. When the workflow reaches a designated state, a transparent animation can skip to a specified state number defined in the animation file's action settings.

Instructions

Step 1: Open the Animation File

• Launch Adobe Animate
• Open your .fla file in the application

Step 2: Access the Actions Panel

• Navigate to Window > Actions
• Alternatively, press F9 on your keyboard to open the Actions panel

Step 3: Configure Animation Logic

The Actions panel allows you to write code that controls which state the animation skips to. You can implement random selection logic here to create unpredictable animation flow.

Step 4: Define State Transitions

• Use the animation file's action settings to specify target states
• The transparent animation will execute the skip command when triggered

Resources

An example .fla file is attached to this article for reference and customization.