The rest of the interface consists of the Sequencer, Interaction Editor, Project Manager and Parameter Editor. The Sequencer is similiar to most animation time-line sequencers, allowing you to control your animations via keyframes, and time-lines. The Interaction editor is a graphical representation of all the objects, and how they relate to sensors, handles, and reactions. The Project Manager is used extensively to select, and relate objects to each other, and used in conjunction with the Parameter editor to adjust all the paramters available to each object, material, sensor, and reaction.

All of the windows in AxelEdge can be resized, floated, or docked anywhere allowing you to arrange the interface to suit your needs.

The modeling tools are sufficient for creating simple, low poly 3D objects, however for more complexe scenes, you will almost certainly want to import 3D models. AxelEdge supports importing VRML, (which most 3D modeling software can export), or Lightwave (LWS, LWS) objects.

Some examples should illustrate. The Direction constraint, combined with the Distance allows one object to follow, and point towards another object. This is ideal to have the web camera follow another object through the world. The Curve constraint allows objects to follow the a path. There are also bounding boxes and bounding sheres, which prevent user moveable objects from going through walls, or the ground for example. In additon there are Pin, slider, and ball joints contraints for creating realistic simulations of door hinges, telescopic animations, robotic arms, etc. As well Axel allows you to develop your own custom constraints using scripts.

Demo of various constraints - click and play

AxelEdge also contains bones, and skinning functions to allow for the creation of character animations.

AxelEdge also contains a decent particle animation system, which can be used to create smoke, bubbles, water spray, exhaust fumes, fireworks displays, and other F/X's.

Demo of character animation - drag to rotate