Lesson goal
Present a product in motion: a spin, a camera fly-through or a view the customer handles directly.
4 videos
1 exercise
Intermediate
Prerequisite: Lesson 3
1. Watch the videos
Dassault Systèmes videos hosted on MySolidWorks: they open in a new tab and a free account is enough. Watch them in order.
Basics of AnimationThe timeline and keyframes to animate parts, cameras and appearances.↗ 360 Spins and Rotation AnimationsA full spin in one click, with motion blur.↗ Camera AnimationCreate a camera fly-through and edit its keyframes.↗ Interactive View and Panoramic View OptionsRenders that people handle in a web browser from a simple HTML link.↗
2. Key takeaways
A keyframe fixes a position at a given moment; Visualize interpolates the motion between two keyframes.
The 360° spin is the most cost-effective animation: one click, and the product shows itself from every angle.
Camera animation tells a story: approach, detail, overview.
The interactive view produces an HTML page the customer rotates directly, with no software.
Tip
For a sales video, 10 seconds at 30 frames per second is often enough: 300 frames already means a night of rendering at final quality.
3. Do the exercise
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