macro: create an animation from a lott of configurations.

Discussion in 'SolidWorks' started by Johnny Geling, Aug 20, 2004.

  1. Johnny Geling

    Johnny Geling Guest

    Hallo

    I have a part with at least 67 configuration. I want to see them in a
    sequence. Is there someone have a macro that makes a animation of
    stepping though these configurations? Or a macro that steps though the
    configurations and show them on screen?

    Kind regards.

    Johnny
     
    Johnny Geling, Aug 20, 2004
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  2. Johnny Geling

    Wayne Tiffany Guest

    Yes, I have one I wrote to do just that. It will step through all the
    configs, each one centered & maximized on an iso view. A message box tells
    you the name and gives you the opportunity to quit any time. Send me an
    email if you want it.

    WT
     
    Wayne Tiffany, Aug 20, 2004
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  3. Johnny Geling

    Philippe Guglielmetti Guest

    http://www.dynabits.com/sw/anim.htm
     
    Philippe Guglielmetti, Aug 20, 2004
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  4. Johnny Geling

    Philippe Guglielmetti Guest

    You can also use/combine the macro on http://www.dynabits.com/sw/anim.htm
    which saves an image for each config/frame and calls a free tool from
    http://www.imagemagick.org/ to build an MPG movie.
    (I'm looking for a similar tool for AVI, if you cross one...)
     
    Philippe Guglielmetti, Aug 20, 2004
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  5. Johnny Geling

    Jean Marc BRUN Guest

    You can use VDub to encode your mpg to avi.
     
    Jean Marc BRUN, Aug 23, 2004
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  6. Johnny Geling

    P Guest

    I would write a little macro to change configuration and then export a
    jpeg of each component. Then I would use JASC PhotoShop Animator to
    combine them into an animation from which I can get .gif, or .avi type
    files. You could also use PowerPoint to rotate through the
    configurations.

    Joe at New Hampshire CAD presented this method to us long ago.

    http://www.nhcad.com
     
    P, Aug 23, 2004
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  7. Johnny Geling

    P Guest

    I would write a little macro to change configuration and then export a
    jpeg of each component. Then I would use JASC PhotoShop Animator to
    combine them into an animation from which I can get .gif, or .avi type
    files. You could also use PowerPoint to rotate through the
    configurations.

    Joe at New Hampshire CAD presented this method to us long ago.

    http://www.nhcad.com
     
    P, Aug 23, 2004
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  8. Johnny Geling

    rocheey Guest

    rocheey, Aug 23, 2004
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