T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Note, that when calling the command “AN: Animate
Model” while in the 3D window, the animation
parameters dialog box has a slightly different appearance.
In this case, to create a multimedia file, one needs to
define the following groups of parameters:
Size. Defines the window size of the image being saved.
Use current View size. With the flag turned on, the
whole contents of the current 3D view window are
recorded. With the flag off, the user can define one's own
width and height parameters of the image being saved.
View point. Defines the position and direction of the
animation recording camera.
Use current view point. The view point is defined by
the system camera present in any 3D window by default.
Use camera. The other possibility is specifying a userdefined
camera.
Create Ray Tracing Image. With this flag turned on,
each animation frame is processed by the application
POV-RAY, that makes a realistic image, accounting for
the material, light sources, etc. Creating a realistic image
increases the recording time of the AVI file, while
considerably enhancing the appearance.
"Animation Screenplay" Application
Animation
This application is intended for making animations of 2D drawings and 3D models. Creation of the
animation screenplay implies defining a dependency of several variable values in time. Such dependencies
are introduced in the form of diagrams. Each diagram is represented in the time and variable value
coordinates.
The animation functionality allows controlling parameter values and viewing or recording in a file the
dynamically changing state of the model. The application is activated via the command “AP: External
Applications”. If the application is running, then it can be called similar to other system commands:
Keyboard Textual Menu Icon
“Parameters|Animation
Screenplay…”
Let's review the general scheme of using the application when creating an animation screenplay:
1. Forming diagrams of each variable’s time dependency (defining the minimum and maximum values
of the respective variable; setting points on the diagrams defining the variable values at specific
moments in time).
2. Setting animation options and creating a multimedia file (*.avi).
3. Starting the animation and viewing the results. When forming an animation, the system defines the
number of animation steps per the specified animation time range and increment. Then, the variable
values are subsequently read from the created diagrams at each step, and the model is regenerated
with the current set of parameters. The results of the animation can be recorded (if necessary) in a
multimedia file (*.avi).
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