Viewing Animations in Mate Controller

You can view an animation of the components in Mate Controller.

1. In the PropertyManager, under Animation, click Calculate Animation .
   In the graphics area, the components move through the positions you created.

   In the PropertyManager, you can change which positions are included in the animation and the time to move from one position to the next. If you do so, click Calculate Animation again to recalculate the animation.

2. (Optional.) In the PropertyManager, under Animation, use the following to change the playback mode and play and stop the animation:

   Option	Description
   	Play. Plays the animation. Use after the animation has been calculated.
   	Stop. Stops the animation.
   	Playback Mode: Normal. Plays from beginning to end once.
   	Playback Mode: Loop. Continuously plays, beginning to end, beginning to end, until you click Stop .
   	Playback Mode: Reciprocate. Continuously plays, beginning to end, end to beginning, beginning to end, until you click Stop .

   You can also drag the slider to manually move the components through the positions.
3. (Optional.) To save the animation:
   1. Click Export Animation .
   2. In the Record Screen Capture to File dialog box, specify a file name and location and set other options.
   3. Click Save.
4. In the Mate Controller PropertyManager, click .
   A Mate Controller feature appears in the FeatureManager design tree.
5. In the FeatureManager design tree, select Mate Controller .
6. In the list above the context toolbar, select Position 1 and then click .
   The components return to Position 1.