- In the drawing, create a path object for either the camera or the target. A path can be a line, arc, elliptical arc, circle, polyline, 3D polyline, or spline. Note:
The path you create is not visible in the animation.
- If the Animations panel is not displayed on the Visualize tab, right-click the Visualize tab and click Panels
Animations. - Click . Find
- In the Motion Path Animation dialog box, Camera section, click either Point or Path.
- Do one of the following:
- To specify a new camera point, click the Pick Point button, and specify a point in the drawing. Enter a name for the point. Click OK.
- To specify a new camera path, click the Select Path button, and specify a path in the drawing. Enter a name for the path. Click OK.
- To specify an existing camera point or path, select it from the drop-down list.
- In the Motion Path Animation dialog box, Target section, click either Point or Path.
- Do one of the following:
- To specify a new target point, click the Pick Point button, and specify a point in the drawing. Enter a name for the point. Click OK.
- To specify a new target path, click the Select Path button, and specify a path in the drawing. Enter a name for the path. Click OK.
- To specify an existing target point or path, select it from the drop-down list.
- In the Animation Settings section, adjust the animation settings to create the animation to suit your needs.
- When you have finished adjusting the points, paths, and settings, click Preview to view the animation, or OK to save it.