"Create Animation" tutorial
"Create Animation" tutorial
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Does anybody know where I can find a tutorial about the "Create Animation" menu in NX. I'm using NX6. I have the documentation installed, but the search option doesn't work in both FF and IE. I've been fiddling around with it for two hours or so and at one point I managed to use a path and look at point, but I can't repeat it anymore.
Also, is it posible to create an animation with an output equal to the "True Shading Editor". It looks much better than a High Quality Image.
Also, is it posible to create an animation with an output equal to the "True Shading Editor". It looks much better than a High Quality Image.





RE: "Create Animation" tutorial
Gateway to NX -> Viewing Files -> Visualization Tools -> Visualization -> Create Animation Dialog ->
As for True Shading, once an animation sequence has been created, there is a 'Preview Animation' button on the creation dialog which will allow you to 'play' the animation without actually creating an mpeg movie. You can enter the True Shading mode and then open this dialog and use the 'Preview Animation' option to see the model animation in that mode as well.
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RE: "Create Animation" tutorial
RE: "Create Animation" tutorial
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: "Create Animation" tutorial
Also, how do I get the "Quick-View Pop Up" to pop up? The help file says:
Set Up Camera
Edits Frame0. Frame0 is a special key frame that is used to set up the basic camera settings for the entire trajectory. You can change the View Up Vector setting using the Reverse Up Vector button and the focus (the perspective and field of view).
You can easily change the focus settings for Frame0 by turning ON the Navigate mode from the Quick-View Pop Up menu and then dragging the mouse with <Control><Shift>MB1 held down.
RE: "Create Animation" tutorial
As for the 'Navigate' option, the documentation is a bit out-of-date as it's no longer on the view pop-up. Your only access now is either from...
View -> Operation -> Navigate
...or by selecting the Navigate icon found on the View toolbar.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
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Siemens PLM Software Inc.
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Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
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To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: "Create Animation" tutorial
Under "Edit [Key Frame]" there two windows
1) Edit Key Frames
2) Key Frames
But how do you get to a specific one? If I press buttons long enough then I end up with either one, but I don't understand what's the order of button presses to get there.
The help uses a lot of text to explain details that are obvious, like button captions and horizontal and vertical resolution, but it's completely unclear to me what the idea behind this interface is.
RE: "Create Animation" tutorial
It's too bad that hudson888 is no longer posting here on Eng-Tips as he was an expert at using this functionality.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
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Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: "Create Animation" tutorial
RE: "Create Animation" tutorial
Otherwise, log onto GTAC and read the Q1, Q2 &Q3 2002 newsletters for pointers.
For what I needed, nothing was very descriptive nor a step-by-step guide found in the help.
RE: "Create Animation" tutorial
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RE: "Create Animation" tutorial
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.