Timelines: Compose Timelines

We can next Timelines in others to group actions into small reusable sequences.

Sometimes we may want to build a Timeline using other timelines as the actions. For example:

• Repeat a series of actions over and over
• Group actions actions into timelines
• Use timelines from entities in different files

In Reality Composer Pro we can do this by dragging one Timeline into another. For example, the ParentTimeline uses three other timelines: Car, Plane, and Rocket. This works even when the Rocket Timeline is defined in another scene/file.

After dragging in a child Timeline, click on it to edit options in the Inspector. We can enter a Repeat Count or set it to Repeat Forever.

Composing Timelines can be a great way to keep our scenes modular and easy to update.

Download the Xcode project with this and many more examples from Step Into Vision.
Some examples are provided as standalone Xcode projects. You can find those here.