{"id":10911,"date":"2024-12-20T11:50:40","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T16:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-design\/?p=10911"},"modified":"2026-03-26T04:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:40:09","slug":"nx-tips-and-tricks-animation-designer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/designcenter\/nx-tips-and-tricks-animation-designer\/","title":{"rendered":"NX | Tips and Tricks | Animation Designer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>It&#8217;s another entry into our <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-design\/category\/tips-tricks\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-design\/category\/tips-tricks\/\">Tips and Tricks<\/a> series for the June 2024 release of NX\u2122 software. In this blog, we&#8217;ll be taking a look at how to use Animation Designer to show the movement of mechanical parts or assemblies. Let&#8217;s dive in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NX | Tips and Tricks | Animation Designer\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fZfaOKv4urU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/motor_assembly-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10926 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/motor_assembly-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/motor_assembly-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/motor_assembly-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/motor_assembly-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/motor_assembly-2048x1147.png 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/motor_assembly-395x222.png 395w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/motor_assembly-900x504.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Throughout this tips and tricks blog, we&#8217;ll be playing close attention to this motor assembly. We&#8217;ll  be taking a look at adding animated camera positions, and how to add additional visibility events.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-dots\" style=\"background-color:#00e6e6;color:#00e6e6\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adding animated camera positions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re focusing on the gear motor within the motor assembly, and how we can use Animation Designer to see the motor in action. By selecting <em>Capture Animated Camera, <\/em>you&#8217;ll be able to add the window view to the final animation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>For the purpose of this use case, we want to get an understanding of the full motor assembly, more specifically the worm gear. It&#8217;s important to point out that the animated camera will be added the Timelines dialog, giving you control and flexibility over how your configured animation will look. Additionally, there&#8217;s functionality to change the cameras position by clicking and grabbing the slider within the Timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To create a full animation sequence, it&#8217;s important to place the next camera a couple of seconds after the previous. The larger the gap between the two cameras, the longer it will take for the sequence to play the next animation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0fea1c883fb&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/worm_gear-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/worm_gear-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/worm_gear-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/worm_gear-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/worm_gear-1536x863.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/worm_gear-2048x1151.png 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/worm_gear-395x222.png 395w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/worm_gear-900x506.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/animated_camera-1024x620.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10928 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/animated_camera-1024x620.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/animated_camera-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/animated_camera-768x465.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/animated_camera-1536x931.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/animated_camera-2048x1241.png 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/animated_camera-900x545.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>For mechanical assemblies, we&#8217;d always recommend including an isometric view of the entire assembly. We want to point out that multiple properties can be edited from the Animated Camera dialog box. In here, you can tweak the start time for each camera, as well as the transition mode for the final animation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-dots\" style=\"background-color:#00e6e6;color:#00e6e6\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Incorporating additional visibility events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll notice based in the initial image that there were additional pieces to the full assembly; we&#8217;ve predominantly focused on the the mechanical elements. To finish the animation, we&#8217;re going to fade the casing for the gear assembly back into view. To do that, it&#8217;s as simple as selecting <em>Animated Visibility <\/em>from the Animation Navigator. From there, it&#8217;s a case of inserting another event toward the end of the original animation. This will make sure the gearbox casing will appear whilst the mechanics are still in motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#00e6e6;color:#00e6e6\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Continue your journey with NX<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>That wraps up another <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-design\/category\/tips-tricks\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-design\/category\/tips-tricks\/\">Tips and Tricks blog<\/a>. Keep checking our <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-design\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-design\/\">NX Design<\/a> blog to learn other hidden nuggets that enable you to achieve your workflow goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NX | Tips and Tricks | Animation Designer\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fZfaOKv4urU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/community.sw.siemens.com\/s\/topic\/0TO4O000000MihTWAS\/nx-cad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the NX Community <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mhydaVFSXxU&amp;list=PL1m1vu8_quoDVJfmPp3FL9700HGM_LK9P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the full NX Tips and Tricks playlist on YouTube<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s another entry into our Tips and Tricks series for the June 2024 release of NX\u2122 software. 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