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Saving Animations

You can save any animation created in the MotionManager as one of the following:

A Microsoft .avi file.
A series of .bmp files for still images.
A series of .tga files for still images.

To save animations:

Click Save Animation (MotionManager toolbar).
In the Save Animation to File dialog box:
- Type a name for File name.
- Select a format for Save as type.
- Select a value for Renderer.
Unless you have PhotoView installed, only SolidWorks screen is available as the renderer.
Under Frame Information:
1. Type a value for Frames per second (default is 7.5).
2. Select Entire animation or to save part of an animation, select Time range and type start and end value in seconds (for example 3.5 to 15).
Click Schedule to set the animation save time.
Click Save.
Adjust values in the Video Compression dialog box and click OK.

Contents

Save Animation to File Dialog Box
Compressing Videos

You can compress an animation when you save it in Video for Windows (.avi) format. The compression, movement, and window size settings you choose can affect your video results.

Parent topic

Creating Animations

Related concepts

Camera-Based Techniques

Animation Techniques

Animation Wizard

Related tasks

Creating Basic Animations

Animating Visual Properties

Animating the Camera View Orientation

Changing the Interpolation Modes in Animations

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