CAD Forum discussion (EN) : Animation question https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ Sun, 03 May 2026 03:53:50 +0000 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:23:34 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=8934 <![CDATA[CAD Forum discussion (EN)]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ <![CDATA[Animation question : Just a quick update...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8934&PID=22794&title=animation-question#22794 Author: pizzle
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Posted: 12.Feb.2013 at 11:23

Just a quick update to let anyone bothered know what route Idecided to go down with this.

 

As the drawings were fairly basic, I literally just created individualjpg images of the separate components & notes etc and used windows moviemaker to put it all together with certain effects for the building up of themodel and for added shazzam.

 

Obviously I was fairly limited with regards the actualanimation of the model but It was perfect for what the client wanted so Itworked out fine.

 

I will definitely look into using more advanced animationsoftware in the future though as this is something I enjoy and it’s a servicethat I would like to offer to my clients.



P.S. Dave - I will check that vid out abit later but yes, I was thinking of giving sketchup a go as have been advised by a few people that it is a great peice of software for easy animation. And I hear what you're saying about not being stuck to one tool. Although I love AutoCAD and have been using it for 10 years, I want to try new programs and am actualy in the proccess of giving Solidworks a go]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:23:34 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8934&PID=22794&title=animation-question#22794 <![CDATA[Animation question : I almost hate to suggest that...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8934&PID=22790&title=animation-question#22790 Author: heinsite
Subject: 8934
Posted: 12.Feb.2013 at 09:54

I almost hate to suggest that you do the work all over again, but this is another example of how easy a program like SketchUp can be for projects where you need to communicate simple ideas in a quick time frame. 

Recently I designed a custom router fence system for myself using SketchUp.  I was able to do it so much more quickly than with AutoCAD, *and* animate it as well.  This isn't exactly what you want to do... but it could be exploded and meet your requirements very easily.  And if you think this isn't to scale just because you don't see dimensions, think again.  It is.  I will actually build this project using this drawing.  And by doing it in SketchUp (the FREE version, by the way) it was easy to completely debug and refine the design.

As designers we can't be married to any single tool... AutoCAD or otherwise.  Use the best tool for the job, and the one that gets you the best result in the shortest period of time.

ping here:  http://youtu.be/BJytmjNNK4I

Dave
]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:54:46 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8934&PID=22790&title=animation-question#22790 <![CDATA[Animation question : Thanks for that...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8934&PID=22767&title=animation-question#22767 Author: pizzle
Subject: 8934
Posted: 08.Feb.2013 at 13:25

Thanks for that philippe! I’ll give it a try when I get homeand will let you know how I get on.

 

I’m looking to achieve something along the lines of this…  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbSo4CIKGw4 


Nothing too fancy but simply shows parts movinginto place.


Do you think I can achieve this using the ANIPATH command?

]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:25:44 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8934&PID=22767&title=animation-question#22767 <![CDATA[Animation question : Hello pizzle, if it&#039;s an...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8934&PID=22766&title=animation-question#22766 Author: philippe JOSEPH
Subject: 8934
Posted: 08.Feb.2013 at 12:14

Hello pizzle, if it's an animation of parts moving towards them I don't know if INVENTOR it's not going to be your choise.
If you want to turn around fixed parts in an "animation" then the command ANIPATH is going to be enough.
You can see my DWG file right here in the site in the CAD Blocks library with the name : CUBE_ANIPATH_02.dwg.
Go to the CAD Blocks library ( look on the top left corner of the site page ), launch a search with the name :
CUBE_ANIPATH and you will find an example of how to do an "animation" with AutoCAD.
Ask for more and tell us if it helped or not...
]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:14:37 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8934&PID=22766&title=animation-question#22766 <![CDATA[Animation question : Hi, I am wondering...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=8934&PID=22765&title=animation-question#22765 Author: pizzle
Subject: 8934
Posted: 08.Feb.2013 at 10:08

Hi,

I am wondering if anyone had any info or could point me inthe right direction?...

 

Basicaly, I have a 3d conceptual drawing that I have createdfor a client in autocad 2012 for their website. They have now asked if I canproduce an assembly animation of said model.

 

It is a fairly basic model, made up of about 20 differentparts and I just need to show how they all fit together (i.e. layer by layer)

 

Can I do this in autocad or will I need to use anothersoftware like Microsoft publisher etc to put it all together?

 

Any help or advice appreciated

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