SolidWorks 2010 Bible

(Martin Jones) #1

Chapter 33: Animating with MotionManager


FIGURE 33.16
Fixing a timeline problem

Click the key point for the motion of the scope head part. Then Ctrl+drag it from the 0-second
mark to the 3-second mark.

If you run the animation at this point, you may see that the scope head does some unexpected
movement, and a yellow line appears to the left of the change bar for the part. To fix this, click the
Calculate button next to the Play button. I don’t have a good answer for why this happens, but I
have seen it on several animations.


Copying and mirroring motion
The animation is essentially done at this point, except that now the stethoscope needs to go back
into the holder and it has to close. You don’t have to manually create all the steps to close the
device, although you could if you wanted to. It is more efficient to simply copy and reverse the
paths that you have already made.
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