To Create and Save an Animation
1. With a Figure open, click > . The Keyframe Editor opens.
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The first time you open the Animation tool for a figure, a new animation is created automatically.
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2. To set the recording mode, click > or > .
3. For each part, subassembly, or assembly to move, perform these actions:
a. Select the item to move.
b. Select a motion type.
c. Drag the item to a new location in one or more increments.
4. To take a manual snapshot of selected items, camera position or both, select Capture, and then click one of these commands:
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Capture Selected—Records the current state of the selected items.
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Capture Camera—Records the current state of the camera.
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Capture All—Records the current state of both the selected item and the camera.
5. You can click
![](../creo_illustrate/images/recording_paused.png)
in the Status bar to pause the animation, and then click
![](../creo_illustrate/images/recording_indicator.png)
to resume.
6. Save the illustration C3DI (*.c3di) file to save the animation.