To open the Save Animation to File dialog box:
Click Save Animation 
(MotionManager toolbar).
Other Options
If PhotoView 360 is added in, the Save Animation to File dialog box gives you access to photo-realistic video rendering with shadows, true reflections, and anti-aliasing.
Use Renderer to affect the quality of the saved image.
Your choices include:
| SOLIDWORKS screen |
Make a copy of the on-screen animation. |
| PhotoView |
Enhance the graphics quality of file copy to include such features as shadowing, true reflections, and anti-aliasing. See SOLIDWORKS Help: PhotoView Lighting Properties.
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| Record Animation |
Provides additional format types for display using other applications, such as Media Player or ActiveMovie. Select one of the following:
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SOLIDWORKS screen
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Saves the on-screen display as an animation.
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PhotoView
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Saves and enhances the graphics quality of the animation to include features such as shadowing, true reflections, and anti-aliasing. The field of view box appears in the graphics area so that you can assess how the model will appear in the output.
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| Image Size and Aspect Ratio |
Adjusts size and shape of the display. Select one of the following:
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Width 
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Sets the width.
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Height 
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Sets the height.
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| Fixed aspect ratio |
Retains the original proportions of the image when you change Width or Height.
Select one of the following:
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Use camera aspect ratio
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Available when at least one camera is defined.
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Custom aspect ratio
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Select or type the new ratio. Adjust this ratio to display the model with a different field of view in the output. When you supply a new value, the graphics area provides a preview of the result.
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