Creating Snapshots

You can create static images of a mechanism at a specific time point in a simulation.

Before you begin: Generate the scenario results of a kinematics simulation to have them appear under the Result node.
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Using Snapshots in the Review Process App
  1. From the Result section of the action bar, click Snapshot .
    The Snapshots dialog box appears.
  2. In the tree, select a scenario result.
  3. To add a step for snapshots, use the Simulation Player to cue up the animation to the step at which you want to capture a snapshot, and click Add in the Snapshots dialog box.

    Tip: Double-click a time value in the Snapshots dialog box to cue up the animation to that step.

  4. To add all the steps, click Add All.
  5. To remove a step, select the step you want to remove in the Time values list, and click Remove.
  6. To remove all the steps, click Remove All.
  7. When you have selected all of the desired steps, click OK.

    Snapshots for the selected steps are created simultaneously and appear in the tree under the Result node. For example:

Snapshots can be imported into a Validation for review and collaboration in the Design Synthesis app. To import snapshots into DMU Validation objects, you must have a license for the Design Synthesis app. For more information, see the Design Review User's Guide.