To Create and Save an Animation
1. With a Model View open, click > . The Animation tool opens in advanced mode.
2. Click > > . The Keyframe Editor opens.
| The first time you open the Animation tool for a view, a new animation is created automatically. |
3. To set the recording mode, click > or > .
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. You can click
![](../creo_view/images/recording_paused.png)
in the Status bar to pause the animation, and then click
![](../creo_view/images/recording_indicator.png)
to resume.
7. Save the animation as an annotation set.