Compiling an Animation

You can compile an animation. Animations are objects that you can review and save, which can be viewed using the Play command on the Compass. They cannot be viewed in an external viewer. Compile a movie (sometimes called a video) to review a simulation experience in an external viewer.

Before you begin: Open your content in a PPR context or a manufacturing simulation.
See Also
Compiling a Movie
Simulation Options Dialog Box
Players
  1. Click Simulation Options .
    The Simulation Options dialog box opens.
  2. In the Simulation Options dialog box, click Animation , and select the Record Animation check box.
  3. Click Play on the Compass.
    The Experience Player appears.
  4. Click Play on the Experience Player.
    The experience starts recording as an animation object. Once the experience is done, the Compile Animation dialog box appears.
  5. Enter a name for the animation (or accept the default), and click OK.
    • In 3D Simulation, the animation appears in the Results panel.
    • Outside 3D Simulation, the animation is saved under Representations in the tree.
    Note: Once an animation has been recorded, the Record Animation check box clears automatically.
  6. In the Simulation Options dialog box, click Animation , and select the Record Animation check box.
  7. Click General Options , and enter a non-zero start time (for example, 2s).
  8. On the Experience Player, click Play .
    The experience starts recording as an animation object, but it starts at the two-second point. Once the experience is done, name your animation.

The animation is content that can be saved and used in multiple sessions.