Animator question from an absentee

Long time since I did this, but if I remember right You use the configs as keypoints along the time bar. Important though, is that You supress the previous mates as You move further with the configs, otherwise they will hold it still.

// Krister

Hi Mugs

You used to be be able to do this in SW2001, unfortunately, as far as I am aware, SW Animator has since been improved so that it is no longer possible. If you find a way to do this then please let us know because configurations are a nice way to set animation points.

Have a Nice Day !!!

Dang IT!!!! I was really hoping you could animate between configs as well. This would save so much time! I thought I missed it but it doesn't seem that you can do this.

Don

Oh, so we're good enough ONLY when you need something?? :-))

I once did a poor man's animation with configs by starting a drawing and placing a view on the drawing for each config. Then I made an eDrawing of the drawing and played it there. Not perfect, but did what I needed and anyone could run it.

(Welcome back!)

WT

I have to admit I was a bit too optimistic....as I said it was quite a while since I played with it, and maybe it was back in 2001, coz it sure doesn't work as I remember it. What a pity....I could have had use for it soon too.

// Krister

Muggs,

Go ask your question over on Eng-Tips.com. There are few guys over there that do animations on a regular basis and can give you some ideas.

Anna

Good timmng - I'm was just about to ask the same question hope you get an answer

John Layne

Muggs, try a flip book. About 60 pages is good. A medium size post-it notes pack works great. Just remember to start at the back and work towards the front, otherwise viewing can be awkward.

Have fun! Diego

Its simple. Insert all the configuration in the assembly. Then for the few seconds (say 0-10 seconds) hide all except one. Then for another few seconds (11-20), unhide second one and hide all and so on. I used this way to make one similar animation where I have to show different configurations.

Regards

Deepak