Animating with the Mechanism Player | |||
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- Optional:
From the
standard area
of the
action bar,
click
Update
.
The mechanism and all of its references are updated. -
From the Mechanical Systems Design section of the action bar, click Mechanism Player
in the action bar.
The Mechanism Player dialog box appears.If an incident is detected during the animation, a message appears. You can access the immersive Incident Diagnosis dialog box by clicking
to analyze and solve the
problem. See Diagnosing Computation Incidents. A slider and value box are displayed for each command in the mechanism. The commands specified in assembled mechanisms are grouped into individual frames.
If multiple commands are linked in the mechanism, adjusting the value for one command will update the linked commands automatically.
Important: You can lock command values for a mechanism that is partially defined by clicking
. A partially
defined mechanism is identified by the color-coded status icon
. For more information, see Locking and Unlocking Commands and About the Mechanism Manager.
-
Assign a value to a command
using one of the following techniques:
- Drag the slider.
- Type a value directly in the value box.
- Use the arrows to step through values or select values directly.
To reset a mechanism to its nominal value, click
. To reset all mechanisms to
their nominal values, click Reset All.