Results ExportingAnimationsLecture ExportingAnimations.

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Exporting Animations
You can export result animations as MPEG or AVI movies.
Animations are exported using the Movie Export dialog box.

Create MPEG or AVI. Select preset or custom settings for size. Control compression quality. Control the duration by number of frames or total time.

Movie Export Dialog Box

LectureNotes

Exporting Animations You can export an animation to an MPEG or AVI movie for use in presentations or for collaborating with others who may not have access to Mechanica. To export an animation, click File > Export > Movie, and the system opens the Movie Export dialog box.

In the Movie Export dialog box, click Open , select the type of file you want to create, either TLBMPEG (*.mpg) or AVI (*.avi), then enter a file name.

Note that if you change the file type you will have to reenter the name. There are five output settings to choose from:

NTSC Web (default) 30 Frames Per Second (FPS), 192 Pixels Wide by 144 Pixels High NTSC CDROM 30 FPS, 352 Pixels Wide by 240 Pixels High PAL Web 25 FPS, 192 Pixels Wide by 144 Pixels High PAL CDROM 25 FPS, 352 Pixels Wide by 240 Pixels High Custom Manually set FPS and dimensions

If you want to control the frames per second or the height or width, you must use the Custom option. Note that the higher the number of frames per second, the smoother your animation will be, but the resulting file will also be larger, so there is a trade off. The Compression option enables you to control the quality of the resulting movie. The higher the compression value, the higher the quality of the movie. The last item to define is the Duration. You can define the duration by using the total number of frames or total number of seconds. ExportingAnimationsDemonstration ExportingAnimations_demo.mp4 ExportingAnimationsProcedure

Procedure: Exporting Animations

Scenario
Export an animation as an MPG file then play it in your media player. export_ani export_ani.prt

Task 1. Open a results set.

1. Click Applications > Mechanica Results. 2. Click Open Results . 3. Select export_ani.rwd and click OK.

Task 2. Setup the export as an MPG file.

1. Click File > Export > Movie. 2. Click Open . 3. Select TLBMPEG (*.mpg) from the Type drop down list. 4. Type export.mpg for the File name. 5. Click Save.

Task 3. Setup the remaining options for the export.

1. Select Custom from the Output Settings drop down list. Notice that the frames per second (FPS) and Image Size settings are now available.

2. Type 15 for the FPS. When the frames per second are changed, the total number of Seconds will also change.

3. Type 480 for the height. 4. Type 720 for the width. 5. Drag the Compression slider to High so the Movie Export dialog box appears as shown. 6. Click Export.

The export process will take a moment to complete. The Movie Export dialog box will close when the export is complete.

Task 4. Open the video to view the result.

1. Minimize the Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 window. 2. Double-click My Computer. 3. Navigate to export_ani. 4. Double-click export.mpg to view it in your system's default media player. 5. Close the media player. 6. Display the Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 window. 7. Close the results window without saving it. This completes the procedure.