Changebars
Changebars are the horizontal bars connecting key points. They indicate a change between key points. Changes include:
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Animation duration
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Component motion
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Simulation element property changes
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View orientation such as rotation
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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
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Function
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Notes
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Overall animation duration
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Orientation and Camera Views
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Duration for this View orientation.
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Disable Playback of View Keys selected
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Simulation Elements
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Appearance
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Appearance:
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Driving motion
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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:
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Driven motion
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Explode
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Create withAnimation Wizard.
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Component or feature property changes, such as mate dimentions
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Key points.
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Feature key
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Any suppressed key
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Position not yet solved
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Position unable to be reached
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Hidden children
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Active feature
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Example: A mate is suppressed for a period of time.
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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.