Animate Parameters dialog box

Defines user parameters in the current document or any documents referenced by subassemblies.

Access:

Ribbon: Render tab

Animate panel

Parameters

Animate

Action

User Parameters Selects one or more user parameters.

Start Specifies a start value in parameter units.

End Specifies an end value in inches. To choose from most recently used values, click the arrow on the input box and select from the menu. If no values were previously used, then no values are displayed. You can adjust any value in the input box.

Note: You cannot enter the start value manually. The end value is automatically populated with the start value. Specify the desired parameter end value.

Time

Defines the start and duration of a task in the animation timeline.

From Previous Starts transformation at the end of the previous action. It is the default time setting.

Specify Specifies you set the time mark to begin transformation.

Instantaneous Specifies instant action with no duration.

Start Starts the action at the current time. Available only if Specify Start Time is selected.

Duration Specifies a fixed duration for the animation sequence. Available only if Specify is selected.

End Ends the action at the current time.

Note: Time fields are enabled only if required by the action.

Acceleration

Velocity Profile

Specifies values in time or percent of the three components of velocity: Start, Duration, and End. When a number is entered in a given box, the numbers in the other boxes are calculated automatically, and the requirement to click a selection is eliminated.

Time is defined in seconds. The smallest acceptable increment is 1/10 of a second.

Percentage values are calculated to total 100. The default percentages are 20, 60, 20.

Percentage Specifies the expression of values as percentage in Velocity Profile.

Time Specifies the expression of values as time in Velocity Profile.

Specify Velocity Specifies that you enter values for the velocity profile.

Use Default Settings Specifies the default velocity profile as established in the Animations Settings dialog box.

Constant Speed Specifies one speed for the entire action.

Reset Restores default settings.

Complete action and start new action	Ends the current action definition, advances the timeline by the New Action Increment value, and begins a new action of the same type.
New Action Increment	Specifies the increment to advance in the timeline for a new action.