AVI Animation Reference

Records simulation results displayed in the graphics window in a file.

Access:

Ribbon: Dynamic Simulation tab

Animate panel

Publish Movie

The panel on the left shows folders you often use.

Save in		Sets the name of the folder where you want to save the file. Clicking the down arrow at the right of this text box opens a map of your file structure.
		Displays the name of the last folder visited in the Save in box.
		Displays the name of the folder one level up in the hierarchy from the folder now named.
		Creates a folder with the name you enter in the Save in box.
		Opens the View menu. From the View menu, you can select:
	Thumbnails	Display thumbnail pictures of each folder and its contents.
	Tiles	Display the folders as folder icons in a list format with the name below each icon.
	Icons	Display the folders as folder icons in rows with the name below each icon.
	List	Display the folder names in a simple list format without icons.
	Details	Display the details about each folder to the right of the folder name. Details include: Size shows the size of the folder. Type shows the type of item (that is, folder). Date Modified shows the most recent date this folder or anything in it was last modified.
File name		Indicates a name for the file you want to save.
Save as type		Sets the file extension for the file you want to save. The default is .avi.

Click OK. The dialog box closes and the Video Compression dialog box appears.

Specify the video compressor, also referred to as a codec.
Set the Compression Quality.
Some Codecs allow access from the Configure command.
Note: Adjust settings if you are familiar with them. Otherwise, we recommend you accept the default values.
Click OK, and the simulation is recorded as an AVI file.