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Animation

SimLab VR Studio is able to Import Rigid and flexible (Joints-based rigged) bodies animations as well as create animation for objects in the animation timeline through several tools.

To access the Animation timline, open the Animation Tab in the library panel at the bottom of SimLab VR Studio.

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Animation Timeline User Interface

 

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1. Animation Keyframes Creation tools

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 Auto Key When toggled, any change in transformation for objects is recorded as a keyfram automatically when the current key frame is other than 0.
CaptureObject2.png Capture object key framekeyframe Captures a keyframe forwith the selected object's transformation inat it's current state.
CaptureObject.png Capture camera key framekeyframe Captures a keyframe for the active camera's transformation and view.
Show_object.png Show Object Toggles on the visibility of anthe selected object during animation.
Hide.png Hide Object Toggles off the visibility of anthe selected object during animation.
RecordDirector.png Director Record Captures the camera's live movement in the scene as a sequence of keyframes along the animation range.

 

2. Keyframes Management tools gotoPrevious.png Go to previous keyframe Moves the current time slider to the previous keyframe. gotoNext.png Go to next keyframe Moves the current time slider to the next keyframe. SelectAllkeys.png Select all keyframes Selects all keyframes and generated animations in the timeline. Collapse_group.png Group keyframes Group selected keyframes into a single group element. ExpandFrames.png Break Group Breaks a group into keyframes. MoveFrame.png Move keyframe Moves the selected keyframes to a specific frame. CopyFrame.png Copy keyframe Copies and moves the selected keyframe to a specific frame. DeleteFrame.png Delete selected keyframe Deletes the selected keyframes from the timeline. DeleteAllanimation.png Delete all Deletes all keyframes from the timeline.  3. Animation Sequences tools Create Sequence.png Create Animation Sequence Converts the selected keyframes in the timeline to an Animation Sequence. SequencesList.png Show Animation Sequences list Displays a list of all Animation Sequences where you can edit, modify their group or delete them.  4. Generate Animation tools objectTurnTable.png Round Table Creates an animation where an Object revolves up to 360 degrees around its center. Follow_path.png Follow Path Animates an object a long a path. WheelAnimation.png Wheel Animation Creates a wheel animation of an object around a center point while determining the number of revolutions. CamerTurnAround.png Round Table Creates an animation where an Camera revolves up to 360 degrees around it's center point of view. HelicalCamera.png Helical Creates an animation where an Camera revolves up to 360 degrees around it's center point of view while decending downwards. 5. Capture Video Create Video FromView.png Render View in VR Renders an animated camera as a sequence of images using the SimLab VR Viewer. MovieMaker_1.png Open Movie Maker Opens the Movie Maker, where you can compile a sequences of images into a single video file. 6. Navigation Control GotoFirst.png Go to first frame Moves the current time slider to the first frame in the animation range. PlayReverse.png Backward Play Plays the animation in the timeline in reverse. Play_pause.png Play Plays the animation in the timeline. GotoLast.png Go to last frame Moves the current time slider to the last frame in the animation range. Scale.png Scale timeline Scales up and translates all they keyframes in the timeline.