In the Animation dialog, highlight one of the path bars and click Edit or just double-click on the bar. The Path Animation dialog is displayed. Select the relevant boxes in the Show frame to change the content or the colours of the animation. Note that in AutoCAD, only 3D animations are in color.
Note: You will only see check boxes here for the outline types defined for the vehicle, e.g. you typically do not see a jet exhaust velocity check box for a car.
If you wish to animate only a section of this path, you should set the Hidden start distance and Hidden end distance. The vehicle will not be animated over the hidden length of path. You may have to experiment a little with the distances.
If you are animating more than one vehicle, you may wish to delay the start of one. To do this, enter a Start delay in seconds. Again, you may need to experiment with this.
By default the vehicle is shown at the start of the path before the animation starts and at the end after the animation ends. If instead you want the vehicle to appear when it is due to start moving, then deselect Show vehicle before start and / or Show vehicle after end.
Select Starting driver’s eye view if you want the 3D animation to start with a driver’s eye view from the vehicle on the selected path. Note that you can only animate one driver’s viewpoint at a time so setting this option on one path un-sets it on all others.
By default, Autodesk Vehicle Tracking does not draw the tractor unit when animating the driver’s eye view because it is normally an opaque block and visibility would be restricted. However, if you are using a custom 3D block that has a transparent windscreen for the tractor unit, you may wish to select 3D block has windows. This ensures that Autodesk Vehicle Tracking draws the tractor unit.
The Intermediate Delays table allows you to pause the vehicle part way along the path. Click New to insert a pause at the current slider position. Edit the delay time and / or distance as required.
To remove an unwanted intermediate delay, highlight it and click Remove.
Intermediate delays are listed in the order they are added. Click Sort to list them in order of distance from the start of the path.
Note: The delays are sorted automatically every time the Path Animation dialog is displayed.
To display a text string on the side of your vehicle, enter the text in the Text on vehicle side box.