Animations you can view in the SolidWorks eDrawings Viewer:
- Animations generated in eDrawings (Reorder Views
tab). Play through the view orientations or drawing views with shaded data in the order displayed on the Reorder Views tab. Reorder the views to control the order of the animation. The animation tools are on the eDrawings toolbar.
- SolidWorks Motion Studies animations (Animations
tab). The Animations tab is available only when SolidWorks Motion Studies are included in the document. Use the animation tools, including playback options, on the Animations tab.
Animations Generated in eDrawings
Use the eDrawings animation tools to animate models using drawing views contained in drawings and standard views for parts and assemblies. You can animate drawing files published as eDrawings (*
.edrw) files if the drawing views contain shaded data.
When animating drawing files (*.edrw and .eDw), section lines and detail circle annotations hyperlink to the associated section or detail view. When you stop an animation, if you click a section line or detail circle annotation, the related view appears in the graphics area, and vice versa. See Hyperlinked Views in Drawings.
SolidWorks Motion Studies Animations 
When you publish eDrawings files from SolidWorks files that contain SolidWorks motion studies animations, you can view these animations in the eDrawings Viewer.
You must have SolidWorks eDrawings Professional to publish eDrawings files that contain SolidWorks motion studies animations. Once published, the SolidWorks motion studies animations can be viewed with the complimentary SolidWorks eDrawings Viewer.
Limitations:
- Mixed-mode rendering, where the animation shows the model in different modes such as HLR and wireframe, is not supported.
- Animations that contain body size or shape changes are not shown in eDrawings files.
- Perspective cameras saved in SolidWorks Motion Studies animations are not supported when viewing animations in eDrawings.