You can edit the path to change the motion direction of any animation. Frames making up the animation can be added and removed.
Edit the Animation Path
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Select the animation you want to edit in the Saved Visuals & Markup tab in the Properties window.
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Click Show Animation Path .
The system displays the path of the selected animation. An example path in a model is shown below.
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Go to the orientation axis where you want to change the path direction.
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Double-click the blue spot on the orientation axis to display the axis controls.
These axis controls are similar to the ones used in creating section views.
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- Rotates pitch and yaw angles, and changes the direction the view is facing.
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- Moves that frame or point in that path up and down, or side to side.
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- Provides another way to move the point.
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Hover your cursor over the control. When it changes size, drag the mouse to move the point.
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Repeat steps 4-5 for each point in the path that you want to change.
Add Frames to an Animation
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Click the Saved Visuals & Markup tab in the Properties window and select the animation.
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Move to the location or view in the model that you want to add and click Add to Current Animation .
The software places the new frame at the end of the animation.
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Repeat step 2 for each view that you want to add in the animation.
Remove Frames in an Animation
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Expand the animation in the Properties window > Saved Visuals & Markup tab.
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Select the frame that you want to remove, and then right-click to select Delete.
The system removes the frame; however, the frames contained in the animation are not automatically renumbered.