Animation Wizard
With the Animation Wizard, you can:
- Rotate parts or assemblies.
- Explode or collapse assemblies.
- Set the duration and start time for the animation.
- Add motion to existing motion sequences.
- Import calculated Basic Motion or Motion Analysis results
into the animation.
Rotate
You can create a rotation without additional preparation.
To rotate a model:
Click Animation
Wizard 
(MotionManager toolbar).
In the Select
an Animation Type dialog box:
Select Rotate
model.
Select
Delete all existing paths if you
want to remove any existing animation sequences.
Click
Next.
In the Select
an Axis of Roation dialog box:
Select X-axis,
Y-axis, or Z-axis
for Select the axis
of rotation.
Type a value for the
Number of rotations.
Select Clockwise
or Counterclockwise.
Click Next.
In the Animation
Control Options dialog box:
Type a value for the Duration (seconds) of the animation.
Type a value for the
Start Time (seconds)
of the motion.
Click Finish.
Click Save
Animation 
(MotionManager toolbar) to save the
animation.
The timeline
is populated with changebars
and key
points, based on your selection for Duration
and Start Time.
Explode and Collapse
To
use the Animation Wizard for explodes and collapses, you must first create
an exploded
view of your assembly. The animation sequence you create using
the Animation Wizard is based
on the same calculations.
To explode or collapse:
Click Animation
Wizard (MotionManager toolbar).
In the Select
an Animation Type dialog box:
Select Explodeor
Collapse.
Select
Delete all existing paths if you
want to remove any existing animation sequences.
Click
Next.
In the Animation
Control Options dialog box:
Type the Duration
(seconds) of the animation in
seconds.
Type a value for the
Start Time (seconds)
of the motion.
Click Finish.
Click Save
Animation (MotionManager toolbar) to save the
animation.
The timeline
is populated with changebars
and key
points, based on your selection for Duration
and Start Time.
You can use the Animation
Wizard with Basic Motion or Motion Analysis if the key points generated
do not interfere with the calculations being performed. In the case of
the above video, rotation begins only after the collapse is complete.
Import Calculated Basic Motion or Motion Analysis Results
After calculating motion using either Basic Motion
or Motion
Analysis, you can import the calculated motion results into
an animation. When you do, SolidWorks does not have to recalculate the
motion each time you run the simulation.
To import calculated Basic Motion or Motion Analysis results
into an animation:
Click Animation
Wizard (MotionManager toolbar).
In the Select
an Animation Type dialog box:
Select Import
motion from Motion Analysis or Import
motion from Basic Motion .
Select
Delete all existing paths to remove
any existing animation sequences.
Click
Next.
-
In the Select a Motion Study
dialog box:
Select a calculated motion
study to import.
Click Next.
-
In the Animation
Control Options dialog box:
Type a value for the Duration
of the animation.
Type a value for the Start
Time of the motion.
Select Position
components at the start time to match the initial simulation state to move the components to start the animation in the initial
model position for the simulation.
Click Finish.
Click Save
Animation (MotionManager toolbar) to save the
animation.
Playback and Save
To play the animation:
Click Play
from Start 
(MotionManager toolbar).
To save the animation:
Click Save
Animation (MotionManager toolbar).
The Save Animation to File dialog
box appears.