Animations

Animations you can view in eDrawings on the Animations pane:
  • Animations generated in eDrawings. Play through the view orientations or drawing views with shaded data in the order displayed on the Animations pane.
  • SOLIDWORKS Motion studies animations. Use the animation tools, including playback options, on the Animations pane.

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.
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.

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When you publish eDrawings files from SOLIDWORKS files that contain SOLIDWORKS Motion studies animations, you can view these animations in eDrawings.
You must have 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 eDrawings software.
Limitations:
  • 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.