Video: Motion Study

[patrick.miller]

Use motion studies to animate multiple joints and simulate the function of your assembly.

[willtris]

Hi Patrick,

That's nice - quick question: will it be possible to ease in/out the motions?

thx

wt

[stanh1]

Very cool. I have a project in mind for this capability. Thanks.

[patrick.miller]

Hey willtris,

The speed of the motion is controlled by the distance/angle and the step range. For a revolute gear, you might set the angle to 90 - 85 deg from step 10 to 20 then 85 - 5 deg from step 20 to 40 then 5 to 0 from step 40 to 50. 

The video shows this with the landing gear movement starting at the 2:50 mark. It moves quickly for the first 60 deg then slows for the end of the motion.

[willtris]

Hi Patrick,

I come from an animation background where the inertia of objects is often simulated by easing in and out the first and last few frames of a motion - I just wondered if the motion graph will have bezier handles on the key frames so as to control the curves.

Thanks,

wt 

[patrick.miller]

Now I understand what you are after. No, Motion Studies does not have that type of control. The best you could do is what I described above.

[schneik-adsk]

Great Idea to add to the Idea station.

[willtris]

Hi Kevin,

Thanks for supporting that notion - I have added it to the Idea Station as you suggested.

Thanks,

wt