Motion path animation

The Motion Path Animation dialog box allows you to animate a camera moving along a path or panning in a 3D model and saves it to a movie file.

  1. Link camera to
  2. Link target to
  3. Animation settings
  4. Parameter

Link camera to

Defines the location of the camera by selecting a point or a path in the model space.
Note: After selecting a point or path, the option to name the entity is available.

Point
Links a camera to a static point in the drawing.
Path
Links a camera to a linear entity in the drawing.

Link target to

Defines the target point of the camera by selecting a point or path in the model space.

Note: After selecting a point or path, the option to name the entity is available.
Note: If the camera is linked to a point, the target must be linked to a path. If the camera is linked to a path, the target should be linked to either a point or a path.
Point
Links the target to a static point in the drawing.
Path
Link the target to a linear entity in the drawing.

Animation settings

Allows to control the output of the movie file.

Frame rate
Defines the number of frames per second. When the frame rate is changed, the number of frames will be adjusted according to the duration.
Number of frames
Specifies the total number of frames in the movie. When the number of frames is changed, the duration will be changed accordingly.
Duration
Specifies the duration of the movie in seconds. When the duration is changed, the number of frames will be changed accordingly.
Reverse
Reverses the sequence of the frames.
Corner deceleration
Slows down the camera at corners in the animation path.
Visual style
Defines the visual style for the movie. Click the button, then select a visual style in the list. All visual styles in the current drawing are available.
Resolution

Sets the width x height resolution of the movie. Click the button to select a resolution.

Available resolutions are: 160x120, 320x240, 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1024, 1920x1080, 1920x1200.

Format
Specifies the file format of the movie. Available formats are: avi, mpg and wmv.

Parameter

Allows to animate the change of a parameter.

Animate
Check the box to create realistic movies with moving mechanisms.
Name
Specify the name of the movie.
Start value
Specifies a start frame for the selected parameter.
End value
The parameter step is set to the Start-End range divided by the number of frames. On each frame, the parameter value should be incremented with the step.