Replaying Animation Results

You can play back the animation of a selected kinematics or dynamics analysis step to verify the motion of the mechanism and its elements through time.

Before you begin:
  • Run the simulation of an analysis case.
  • Select an analysis step under the Scenario node.
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About the Export of Animation Results
Computing Analysis Cases
  1. From the Results section of the action bar, click Play Animation .
    The animation player appears, and the animation of the analysis step starts.
  2. During the animation, you can use the following options:
    OptionDescription
    Pauses the animation.
    Note: This option is only available when the animation plays.
    Plays the animation.
    Plays the animation backward.
    / Pauses the animation and skips to the previous or next frame.
    / Pauses the animation and jumps to the beginning or the end of the animation.
    Plays the animation once.
    Note: This option appears after you click Loop .
    Plays the animation continuously.
    Note: This option appears after you click No Loop .
    Animation Slider

    		Keeps track of the time during the animation.
    Note: For example, 5.5 indicates that the simulation is halfway between the 5th and 6th second of the animation.
    Speed Factor

    		 Displays the speed between animation frames.
    Note: You can increase or decrease the time increment between animation frames.



  3. Optional: Use the animation slider to move the animation forward or backward to a specific frame.
  4. Press Esc to close the animation player.