Is there an flash symbols alternative in AS?

[mystd]

I know bit of flash and I've just started using anime studio. I love the bone animation tools but I'm still struggling a bit. In flash I was able to put symbols inside of symbols, this was awesome for things that needed repetition, like a eyes blinking. I really liked this kind of interleaving of timelines in flash. In AS I just have seen how to do this with smart bones manually and the possibility to save it as an action. Is it possible in AS to use stacked timelines? If yes how? If no what would you suggest I do to achive this?

[dkwroot]

In Anime Studio, every layer has its own timeline. If you want the effect of a symbol, nest whatever layers you want inside of a group and think of the group as a symbol. You can also place a group inside of a Frame-by-Frame group to get the Flash timeline effect. Just think of each group as a flash frame and within each group you can have other groups which are like separate symbols.

edit:
If you're using AS 11 Pro, you can create layer references of your groups which mimics the symbol referencing of a flash library.

[jahnocli]

I think the best equivalent to what you are describing is Actions. I too used Flash for a long time, and AS took a bit of getting used to at first!

[mystd]

Thanks! That's perfect then just need to get accustomed to it

[pagou]

And if i want to replace a graphic, that is already in the timeline?
In flash i had to go to library and replace the content of the symbol.

How i do that, in Anime?

[slowtiger]

You can replace the contents of an already animated layer and the animation uses the new content. However, point animation of a vector layer is lost, naturally.

I use lots of groups because of that. The group is animated, and I can change its content as much as I like without losing the animation. Same goes with bone animation: just put other layers inside the bone layer and bind them the same way as the original layers.

[pagou]

can not understand how
i had import my new art in A.S., what i do next?