Differences in Animation & Add

[MahaB82A]

What is the technical difference in Animation & Add? Because both have same dropdown menu.

 

[Rick Gerard]

If you use the Animate menu option more than once, you will get an additional Animator with a second Start and End Range Selector. Using the Add menu will add another property to the selected Animator. 

I often set up two or more animators on a Text layer to animate something like tracking and rotation at one rate and position at another. 

[Roland Kahlenberg]

An Add Menu is available only within a Text Animator Group and only for its Animator Group and you use the Flyout Menu for the Add to add Text Animator Properties to the Animator Group. 

To create a Text Animator Group, you MUST use the Animation Flyout Menu. 

You may also use the Animation Flyout Menu to add additional Text Animator Properties to an existing Text Animator Group BUT you must first select an item within the Text Animator Group - failing to select an item within an existing Text Animator Group will create a new Text Animator Group.

Other differences are - You can only add additional Range Selectors and Wiggly and Expression Selectors via the Add Menu - the Animation Flyout Menu only allows you to select Text Animator Properties and perCharacter 3D.

I am planning to release a LIVE ONLINE Training on using the Text Tool. This will come after I release my set of Premium AE Text Animations - as AEPs and MoGRTs. Here's a WIP Promo - https://youtu.be/6bVXzh1hGc0

Let me know if this helps answer your Q and/or if you have more Qs.