Controllers are used to move objects in SHAPE. The most common use of controllers is to track stage automation.
There are 7 types of controllers in SHAPE:

  • Translation
  • Rotation
  • Spline
  • Visibility
  • 6D
  • Camera
  • Exposeable

Controllers can be added from Create-> Controller


Controllers are represented by light blue lines in shape.

Controllers utilise the parenting structure to decide which objects they control. Much like in the real world, we create a track and then place an object on the track. In SHAPE we add a Controller and then child an object to it.

Splines are a special case as we need to child the spline, and the object we wish to move.

NOTE: 6D Controllers are used for object tracking systems such as BlackTrax. If you need more information on this please reach out
NOTE: Forward Data now only works with B value from Hippotizer