Animate -BONE tool -GingerBread Man

Animate a Ginger Bread Man 

using 

ANIMATE CC and the BONE TOOL

based on: LINK

Create an 800 x 800 ActionScript 3.0 document

Add the gingerbread man – FILE – import - import to stage

Break it apart – CTRL-B

Use the Lasso Tool to surround the parts

Make movie clip symbols (F8) out of its: rightArm – leftArm – rightLeg – leftLeg - body

If necessary - edit each movie clip to delete erroneous background – use the Magic Wand tool

Also – round out the severed ends with the Eraser Tool

For each limb:

Enable the free transform tool – adjust the pivot point (WHITE CIRCLE) to where the body would connect to the limb. Then make the limb and body over-lap a little

Bone Tool:

Select all the parts together (Selection Tool). Choose the Bone Tool – then click and drag from the center out to each limb pivot point. The symbols are now connected and will animate together.

Go To 70 on the time line and add a frame (F5) on Layer 1 and the NEW Armature_1 layer

While on the Armature_1 layer – choose one of the bone line connections  - in the properties panel – uncheck the enable box under Joint:Rotation (make sure this is unchecked for each connection)

Add a background layer

Add a keyframe (F6) to frame 10 of the Armature_1 layer.

Adjust the GingerBreadMan to begin a jump and continue with 20 40 50 – 60 may be just a copy of 1.

Add a blog address layer.

FILE – export – export Animated Gif

Make as second animation – WALKING - across the scene

• replace 1 limb - make the new symbol first - right click on the symbol you wish to replace - choose 'swap symbol'

Make a third animation – FALLING

• replace all the limbs