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Automatic model Rotation?

AlejandroAvila01 — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 19:06:28 GMT

Is there a way I can rotate a model 360° automatically?

We have a customer visit to the office and I would like to know if I can show him the model we're working on but I want the model to be rotating as we speak without me or anyone else near the computer.

I believe there is or was a function to automatically rotate the model just to "show off"

Thanks.

Re: Automatic model Rotation?

pcrawley — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 19:25:41 GMT

You know how you can click the "Orbit" button and spin the model around...

Hold the Shift key down when you click to spin the model.

If you experiment, you'll find you can "flick" the mouse and release the mouse key - and however fast the mouse was moving as you released the key will be the speed the model spins on the screen.

Re: Automatic model Rotation?

JDMather — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 19:26:37 GMT

Hold the Shift key while dragging Orbit.

Now you can l let go - those object will continue to rotate.

Re: Automatic model Rotation?

Frederick_Law — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:02:47 GMT

Inventor Studio.

Animate how your machine works.

Not just spinning in circle.

Not a good thing to show customer.

(view in My Videos)

Re: Automatic model Rotation?

pcrawley — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 19:50:08 GMT

😂 - We used to call it the "make me look busy" command.

I definately think showing mechanisms moving is preferable - unless it's not supposed to move.

Re: Automatic model Rotation?

AlejandroAvila01 — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 22:43:23 GMT

Yes, the thing here is that we do conveyors that are a little bit bigger than a single contraption, kind of hard to animate, would love to do it but just not enough time or resources. I will post a video of the result.

Re: Automatic model Rotation?

AlejandroAvila01 — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 22:46:07 GMT

(view in My Videos)

Final result.

It was really useful as any time they had questions we could stop it at any time and check what ever was needed to.