3D Animations

Ever wish you could explode, move, fly around or rotate your model with point-and-click simplicity while working in SolidWorks software?

Wish no more! All you need is SolidWorks Animator!

SolidWorks Animator is an add-on application that allows SolidWorks software users to create compelling and dynamic animations of SolidWorks parts and assemblies and save them as AVI movies. The AVI movies can then be played on any Windows® based computer.

Product animations generated from 3D design software have long been one of the most powerful ways to present a design and sell an idea to probable purchasers or decision makers. SolidWorks Animator quickly became a leader in this field by producing animations that allow the viewer to see how a product assembles, functions, or works within its environment.

Unlike older 3D animation software packages that often took specialized skills and in most cases were very expensive and difficult to master, SolidWorks Animator easily creates simple product animations such as exploded views, fly-bys, and turntable rotations. Additional capabilities include:

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• Point-and-click Animation Wizard for effortless animation
• Capture assembly motion instantly to reveal how moving parts will interact.
• Fly around a model or revolve it 360 ° on a turntable to show it from every angle
• Simplify creation of sophisticated animations with enhanced controls for explode, collapse, and pacing functions.
• Make product design changes fast and shorten development cycles by circulating design AVIs for review via email.
• Produce design AVIs for computer-based technical support documentation and training materials.
• Full integration with PhotoWorks rendering software to create photorealistic images in the animation, such as special surface texture, lighting, or background.
• Send animations via e-mail with eDrawings Professional

Other key benefits of SolidWorks Animator include an easy-to-follow interface that is completely integrated with SolidWorks, and the ability to create photorealistic animations by combining SolidWorks Animator with SolidWorks’ PhotoWorks rendering application. All of SolidWorks Animator’s information is saved with the SolidWorks file. This means anyone in a workgroup can open the SolidWorks file and edit or modify the animation paths, and since the animation is created within the SolidWorks file, it is completely associated with the SolidWorks geometry.

	For more information on SolidWorks Animator, click here or call DesignPoint today at 732-669-0055, 717-397-9707, or 610-355-0551. DesignPoint is a leading resource in the Northeast and middle-Atlantic states, including PA, NJ, Metro NY, DE, and Northern MD.