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Changebars

Changebars are the horizontal bars connecting key points. They indicate a change between key points. Changes include:

  • Animation duration

  • Component motion

  • Simulation element property changes

  • View orientation such as rotation

  • Visual properties such as color or view

Changebar Legend

Depending on the entities, changebars use colors that visually identify the component and the type of change.

In addition to the color, you can identify the entity by the icon in the MotionManager design tree.

Icon and Changebar

Function

Notes

Overall animation duration

 

Orientation and Camera Views

Duration for this View orientation.

Disable Playback of View Keys selected

Simulation Elements

 

Appearance

Appearance:

Driving motion

Driving motion and Driven motion changebars can include an Appearance changebar between the same key points.

Driven motion components can be in motion or stationary:

  • Motion

  • No motion

Driven motion

Explode

Create with Animation Wizard.

Mate dimension

Key points.

Any component or mate key

Any suppressed key

Position not yet solved

Position unable to be reached

Hidden children

  • Folders created in the SolidWorks FeatureManager design tree

  • Collapsed items

Driving and Driven Components

When you move a component that drives the motion of related components, the system animates the driven components as well. Both components include a changebar.



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