Creating Animations Using Distance or Angle Mates To create an animation using distance or angle mates: Select a motion study tab. Drag the time bar along the timeline to set the duration of the animation sequence.The time bar is set for a duration of six seconds (00:00:00 to 00:00:06). Expand the Mates folder in the MotionManager design tree. Double-click a mate to change its value. Click Calculate (MotionManager toolbar). The animation displays component movement. Video: Angle Mate Animation In the video, the assembly includes three instances of the same subassembly. Each instance of the knob returns to the starting position at a different speed, indicating that you can control each instance of the subassembly. Parent topicUsing Mates in Animations Video: Angle Mate Animation Using Mates to Curves