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General
When you import, paste or place 3D data you can create 3D animations in 3D mode.
The current display mode for the entire drawing in 3D mode is automatically adopted when the animation is played back using the Show in IsoView menu command. The display mode is not recorded in the animation. You can change the display mode before initiating play back.
When you have created an animation in 3D mode, it takes with it all 3D information when it is projected into a 2D illustration.
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Drawings for which you have created an animation in 3D mode can only be projected into a 2D illustration using the keep 3D data option (see Working in 3D Mode).
As this type of projection allows you to switch back to 3D mode at any time, the animation can be edited further.
If you select the menu command Show in IsoView when the drawing is in 2D mode, the animation is displayed in the same way as in 3D mode.
You cannot create animations for a 3D drawing when in 2D mode.