To Add an Animation Effect
All effects are added to an effects container under each component in the timeline. Effects segments are shown as green in the timeline. To prevent conflicting tracks from being added to the timeline, a conflict segment will also be added to that component’s property tracks.
To add an effect, you can either select the components in the graphics view first and then choose the effect to add or select the effect first and add the components to the list in the Effects dialog.
1. In an open animation, in the Animation ribbon under Effects, click the arrow, and select an effect to add. The selected effect dialog box opens.
2. In the graphics area select one or more parts.
3. In the Effects dialog box, click Add, the items get added to the components list.
4. Adjust the settings for the effect as required.
5. Click OK. The effect is added.
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An effects container track will be added for each component that was in the components list.
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To Add an Animated Unscrew Effect
To select one or more parts first, see the note at the end of this topic.
1. In an open animation, under Effects, click the arrow, and then click Unscrew. The Unscrew dialog box opens.
2. In the Unscrew dialog box, select one or more parts to unscrew in the graphics area.
3. Click the arrow next to Add, then select one of the following options:
◦ Add Single Parts—Unscrews each selected part individually according to its default coordinate system.
◦ Add Coupled—Unscrews selected parts as a group.
4. Under Settings, in the Direction box, select the translation direction.
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Automatic translates parts in the most appropriate direction for their shape.
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5. In the CSYS box, select or define a coordinate system reference for the translation:
◦ Parts—Uses the coordinate system of each selected part individually.
◦ Global—Uses the global coordinate system for a single part or group.
◦ Select from Graphics Area—Opens the Select CSYS dialog box to select a part or geometry as the coordinate system reference.
◦ Define—Opens the Construct Coordinate System dialog box to manually define a coordinate system.
6. Under Rotate, set the following parameters:
◦ Rotation direction—Select Clockwise or Counterclockwise
◦ Number or degrees of rotation
◦ Rotation distance —Select the Set distance check box, then define how far the part will move during rotation.
7. To toggle the dynamic preview of the unscrew effect, click Automatic or Manual.
8. Click OK. The unscrew effect is added.
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You can first select one or more parts to unscrew and then click > . The Unscrew dialog box opens with the parts added individually. To group two or more parts, select them in the Unscrew dialog box, then right-click and select Couple.
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