Add an effect to the movie clip
You can create an animation within a movie clip Timeline, in symbol-editing mode, that plays independent of the main Timeline. You'll add an effect to the MCWheel symbol that will cause all instances of the symbol to spin.
- With the Selection tool, double-click the wheel_mc instance to enter symbol-editing mode.
- Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the symbol and select Timeline Effects > Transform/Transition > Transform.
- In the Transform dialog box, enter 60 in the Effect Duration text box to specify that the effect span 60 frames in the Timeline.
- In the Spin text box, enter 1 and verify that 360 populates the Rotate text box.
- Click Update Preview to view a preview of the effect, then click OK.
The Effect spans 60 frames in the movie clip Timeline.
- Click Scene 1 above the Timeline to exit symbol-editing mode.
- Select Control > Test Movie to view the animation.