AniPath

Link camera to

Defines the location of the camera.

Select an option:

Point: Links a camera to a static point in the drawing. If Link target to is set to Point, this option is not available for the camera.

Do one of the following:

• Click the list button, and  choose a previously saved point.

• Click the Pick () button.
  You are prompted to specify a point in the drawing.
  
  Type a name for the point, then click the OK button.
  The point is added to the points list.

• Click the Delete button () to remove the currently selected point from the points list.

Path: Links a camera to a linear entity in the drawing.

Do one of the following:

• Click the list button, and  choose a previously saved path.

• Click the Pick () button.
  You are prompted to pick a linear entity in the drawing.
  A path can be a line, arc, elliptical arc, circle, polyline, 3D polyline, or spline.
  
  Type a name for the path, then click the OK button.
  The path is added to the paths list.

• Click the Delete button () to remove the currently selected path from the paths list.

Link target to

Defines the target point of the camera.

If the camera is linked to a point, the target must be linked to a path. If the camera is linked to a path, the target can can be linked to either a point or a path.

Select an option:

Point: Links the target to a static point in the drawing. If Link camera to is set to Point, this option is not available for the target.

Do one of the following:

• Click the list button, and  choose a previously saved point.

• Click the Pick () button.
  You are prompted to specify a point in the drawing.
  
  Type a name for the point, then click the OK button.
  The point is added to the points list.

• Click the Delete button () to remove the currently selected point from the points list.

Path: Links a target to a linear entity in the drawing.

Do one of the following:

• Click the list button, and  choose a previously saved path.

• Click the Pick () button.
  You are prompted to pick a linear entity in the drawing.
  A path can be a line, arc, elliptical arc, circle, polyline, 3D polyline, or spline.
  
  Type a name for the path, then click the OK button.
  The path is added to the paths list.

• Click the Delete button () to remove the currently selected path from the paths list.

Animation Settings

Allows to control the output of the movie file.

Frame rate (FPS): defines the number of frames per second. When you change the Frame rate, the Number of frames will be adjusted according to the Duration.

Number of frames: specifies the total number of frames in the movie. When you change the Number of frames, the Duration will be adjusted accordingly.

Duration (seconds): specifies the duration in seconds of the movie. When you change the Duration, the Number of Frames will be adjusted accordingly.

Reverse: Reverser the sequence of the frames.

Corner deceleration: Slows down the camera at corners in the animation path.

Visual style: Defines the visual style for the movie. Click the button, then select a visual style in the list. All visual styles in the current drawing are available.

Resolution: Sets the width x height resolution of the movie. Click the button to select a resolution.

Available resolutions are: 160x120, 320x240, 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1024, 1920x1080, 1920x1200.

Format: Specifies the file format of the movie. Available formats are: avi, mpg and wmv.

Preview

Displays the movement of the camera.

OK

Generates the movie.

Displays a File dialog:

• Select a folder.

• Type a name for the movie.

• (option) Select a file type, thus overriding the previously selected Format setting.

• Click the Save button to create the movie file.