Prerequisites: SolidWorks Essentials: Parts and Assemblies
Description: A self-study guide to animating 3D CAD assemblies. Learn the fundamentals of SolidWorks Animator at your own speed, as you progress from simple to more complex animations.
Features:
Unlock the full power of SolidWorks design tools with the helpful instructions and
tips available only from technical training experts on staff with SolidWorks
Corporation.
Build your skills and confidence quickly with 24 easy-to-understand tutorials and
practice exercises, each building upon the previous lesson.
Reinforce your new skills with the accompanying CD, which features time-saving
project files for tutorials and practice exercises.
Learn at your own pace - review each lesson as often as you want or quickly move
on to the next lesson.
Follow along with more than 400 full-color images and screen captures that serve
as easy-to-understand visual cues.
The topics covered in this guide are:
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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About This Book
What is the SolidWorks MotionManager software?
MotionManager Pane
MotionManager User Interface
Getting Help
MotionManager Tips
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Chapter 2: Basic Animations
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Basic Animations
Stages in the Process
Storyboard
Animation Wizard
View Orientation
Interpolation Modes
Recording Animations
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Chapter 3: Editing the Timeline
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Editing the Timeline
Storyboard
Timeline Symbols
Changing Displays and Appearances
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Chapter 4: View Orientations
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View Orientations
Storyboard
View Orientation States
View Orientation Changes
Component Visibility Changes
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Chapter 5: Component Motion
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Component Motion
Storyboard
Dragging a Component
Using Simulation Elements to Create Animations
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Chapter 6: Component Collisions
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Component Collisions
Storyboards
Check Interference Over Time
Collision Detection
Physical Dynamics
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Chapter 7: Free Component Motion
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Free Component Motion
Storyboard
Move and Rotate Component
Triad
Reverse Path
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Chapter 8: Advanced Topics
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Advanced Topics
Storyboard
Using In-context Parts
Animating Sub-assemblies
Driving Animations with Angle or Distance Mates
MotionManager Filters
The PhotoWorks Buffer
Saving a Series of Images
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Chapter 9: Introduction to Cameras
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Introduction to Cameras
Topics
Camera Options
Adding a Camera
Camera Position
Editing a Camera
Multiple Cameras
Cameras in an Animation
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Chapter 10: Using Camera Sleds in Animation
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Using Camera Sleds in Animation
Topics
Storyboard
Using a Camera Sled
The Camera and Camera Sled
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Chapter 11: Walk-through Animations
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Using Cameras in Animations
Topics
Storyboard
Walk-through Animations
Walk-through with a Fixed Location
Walk-through Using Only a Camera
Camera Aimed Along Path
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