Creating Camera-based Animations Using Key Points
You can create animations by defining camera properties at key points in the key frame. You can also define lighting properties at key points.
If you set the time 00:00:00 key frame to be through the camera, the entire animation is viewed through the camera unless you add other key points to change the view orientation.
Camera Controls
You can control camera movement while looking through the camera:
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Back and forth along the target path
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Up, down, left, and right in the view plane
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Using the pitch and yaw
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While rolling the camera about the target line
You can use mouse and keyboard combinations to control the camera view:
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Keyboard/Mouse Action
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Pointer
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Middle-drag
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Rotate
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Ctrl+ Middle-drag
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Pan
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Shift+ Middle-drag
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Zoom in/out
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Alt+ Middle-drag
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Roll about the target line
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Ctrl+Alt+ Middle-drag
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Turn the camera about its position
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You can also drag the camera controls in the graphics area, or specify properties in the Camera PropertyManager:
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Camera Position. Attach to a sketch entity to the camera sled. You can change the camera position along the X, Y, and Z axes.
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Target Point. Attach the target point to another sketch entity on the camera sled, or to a sketch entity on the target objects that the camera sees.
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Field of view. Manipulate the area that the camera sees. Control the perspective from a wide view, to a narrow view.
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When you
add a camera
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To create camera-based animations by defining key points:
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Open the model and click a motion study tab.
By default, the name of this tab is Motion Study 1.
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In the DisplayManager, under Scene, Lights, and Cameras, right-click the Camera folder and select Add Camera.
The graphics area splits into two viewports with the camera view on the right.
The timeline is set at 00:00:00.
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Select Lock camera position except when editing in the camera PropertyManager to prevent capture of unwanted model movements.
Select Show numeric controls to give you precise control of the target point and camera position.
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Click 
to accept the camera position and settings.
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Enable view key creation.
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Drag the timeline to the first intermediate time in the animation sequence.
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Expand Lights, Cameras. and Scene 
(MotionManager design tree) and double-click the camera whose position you are editing.
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Click in Position by selection under Camera Position in the PropertyManager.
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Drag camera in the left viewport of the graphics area to select an intermediate position.
For example, move the camera a little closer, more centered on the hole, and down toward the left.
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Click .
The changebar in the Camera1 key frame turns beige, indicating the animation is viewed through Camera1 from time 00:00:00 to 00:00:05.
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Repeat steps 6 through 10 for each time in the animation sequence.
Example