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Animator Question

Animator Question

Animator Question

(OP)
Hi all,

Is it possible to animate a section view transition? Meaning start with a solid part, and transition to a section view? Or animate configurations being enabled and disabled? I've tried different things but I'm not having any luck. Perhaps its not possible. Thanks in advance!

RE: Animator Question

Configs - No you can't animate configs... still.
Sections - No you can't animate sections

Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376

RE: Animator Question

(OP)
oh well, looks like a transparency transition will have to do! Thanks for the quick reply!

judging from the response, animating configs is a wanted feature..... :) It would be cool@

RE: Animator Question

There is a technique to animate to a section view.  You create a "dummy" part in your assembly and use it to cut through your model which in effect is animating a section view.  The Animator tutorial used to show how this could be achieved.  I haven't look at it for a while but it should still be in there?

Rob Rodriguez CSWP
www.robrodriguez.com
SW 2005 SP4.0/SW 2006 EV

RE: Animator Question

(OP)
thats pretty cool, what technique did you use to create that?

RE: Animator Question

(OP)
actually i figured it out. just using screen capture.

RE: Animator Question

Yeah to animate a section view (you mean cut-away view, right?) you make a dummy part that consists of an extrude-cut only, and in the animation you move it into the assembly.  You can edit the "feature scope" so that it only cuts through the parts you want it to.  

Look here for more details: http://www.solidworks.com/pages/products/solutions/documents/animator_guide.pdf

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