1. Load a new blank project. Select the Set tab and click on the Props button.
2. Double-click Box_002 in the 3D Blocks prop folder to load it into the scene.
3. Double-click on the Ball_001 prop in the 3D Blocks folder to load it into the scene. Set its parameters as follows:
Move: X=230.0, Y=-100.0, Z=100.0
Rotate: X=0.0, Y=0.0, Z=0.0
Scale: X=25, Y=25, Z=25
4. Select both the box and ball prop, then press the Home button on the top toolbar to center the shot (select one prop then hold the Ctrl key and select the other prop).
5. Select the Box_002 prop and click on the Pick Target button located within the Look At section on the right side menu panel.
Notice how the box prop rotated into a new position when the Look At feature is used to look at the ball prop:
6. With the box prop selected, change the Look At Axis to X.
7. Move the time scrubber down to frame 150.
8. Select the ball. Move the ball from the right to left of the screen.
The following image shows the box prop tracking the ball prop as it moves across the screen:
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As a simple demonstration of the feature, we loaded two objects with one object looking at the other object as it moved. When the Look At was first created the box was turned long side toward the camera. We used the Look At Axis feature to re-orient it to the end of the box looking at the object instead of the side of the box.