Animate Explosion dialog box

Adjusts the animation of an assembly presentation and records it to a file that you can replay. Use the options in the Presentation browser and the Task and Sequences dialog box to set up the animation.

Access:

Ribbon: Presentation tab Create panel Animate

Parameter

Specifies number of repetitions and intervals for the animation.
Repetitions	Sets the number of times to repeat the playback. Enter the desired number of repetitions or use the up or down arrow to select the number.
Intervals	Sets the number of intervals in a tweak. Enter the desired number of intervals or use the up or down arrow to select the number.

Motion

Plays the specified animation of the active exploded view.
	Steps the animation forward one tweak at a time.
	Steps the animation forward one interval at a time. Click the command to move forward one interval.
	Steps the animation in reverse one interval at a time. Click the command to move back one interval.
	Steps the animation in reverse one tweak at a time.
	Plays the animation forward for the specified number of repetitions. Before each repetition the view is set back to its starting position.
	Plays the animation for the specified number of repetitions. Each repetition plays start to finish, then in reverse.
	Plays the animation in reverse for the specified number of repetitions. Before each repetition the view is set back to its ending position.
	Pauses the animation playback. Tip: You can pause the animation, stop the record, and save it. Then start a new recording from the pause point.
	Records the specified animation to a file so that you can play it back later.
Minimize during record	Minimizes the dialog box while the animation is being recorded. Select the box to minimize the dialog box. Clear the check box to leave the dialog box active.

Animation Sequence

Changes the animation sequence of tweaks . Select the tweak, then click the command for the desired operation. While animating, each sequence is highlighted in the list as it is being played in the graphics window.
Move Up	Moves the selected tweak up one place in the list.
Move Down	Moves the selected tweak down on place in the list.
Group	Groups the selected tweaks to keep them together as you change the sequence. When tweaks are grouped, the group assumes the sequence order of the lowest tweak number.
Ungroup	Ungroups the selected tweaks so that they can be moved individually in the list. The first tweak in the group assumes a number one higher than the group. The remaining tweaks are numbered sequentially following the first.