1. PAL #4: Deco Tool & Inverse Kinematics

2.  Newly introduced in Adobe CS5 is the Deco
Tool (Keyboard shortcut ‘U’)
 It can be used to add quick drawing effects to
your multimedia productions.

4.  Flash can use a process called
inverse kinematics to create a
‘marionette’ style of
movement.
 Using the ‘Bone’ Tool you can
create joints that can be
manipulated.
 Use the tool to draw multiple
‘links’ as necessary.

5.  Flash will automatically
create an ‘Armature’ layer
for you.
 Right click on a timeline
frame and select the
option ‘Insert Pose’ to
alter the positioning of
your bone structure.

6.  Create a simple ‘snake’ from filled circles
converted into symbols.
 Use Inverse Kinematics to make the snake
slither around the screen.
 Upload your SWF to Moodle