Animation Options dialog box

Provides settings for the length and velocity of the animation.

Access:

In the Animation Timeline dialog box, click Animation Options.

Length

Specifies values in minutes and seconds for the length of the animation.

Fits the length of the animation to the current time.

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 1/10th 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. Select this option to set the default velocity values for subsequent actions.

Use Default Settings Specifies the default velocity profile of 20%, 60%, 20%.

Constant Speed Specifies one speed throughout the action.

Reset Restores default settings.

Playback Interval

Enable When selected, specifies that you enter a value in Second for playback interval. Realtime playback is lost. The default is not selected.

If you move the slider quickly from 1.0s to 30.0s, the interval speed plays everything until it catches up with the time where you set the slider. It prevents the solver state from changing too abruptly. This advanced setting measurably affects those interactive areas noted.

Second Specifies the rate for playback of animations, editing actions, and dragging the slider. The default setting is 0.50 seconds when Enable is checked.

Note: This setting does not affect record time.