Animating Visual Properties

You can change visual properties at any point during the animation.

For example, you can change the view from Shaded to Wireframe when the component starts to move. You can change visual properties in time without animating component movement.

Video: Animating Visual Properties Without Motion

You can change the display of single or multiple components, and combine different display options within the same or different assembly components. When you click Calculate or Play from Start on the MotionManager toolbar, the visual properties for those components change as the animation progresses.

To change visual properties for an animation:

  1. Enable the view orientation in the animation.
  2. Drag the time bar to specify an ending time point.
  3. On the MotionManager design tree, right-click a component, and select one of the following:
    • Hide
    • Component Display. Change how a component displays. Select from SOLIDWORKS display options.
      Wireframe
      Hidden Lines Visible
      Hidden Lines Removed
      Shaded with Edges
      Shaded
        Default Display returns the component display to its original state.
    • Appearance to change visual characteristics, such as color.
  4. Click Play from Start to view the animation.
    Video: Animating Visual Properties and Motion
    You can control sequence timing within the animation.