How to Make a Rotation Animation - SOLIDWORKS Motion Tutorial

[@tasneemnajmudin8610]

Thank you! This video is exactly what I was trying to do but couldn't figure out myself!

[@MLCCADSystems]

Awesome! Glad it was helpful!

[@convancha]

Thank you! This is what I was looking for

[@MLCCADSystems]

Happy to help! 😎

[@A-hq2ek]

Thank you very much Been trying to do this forever

[@MLCCADSystems]

Happy to help!

[@ek7308]

Thank you❤ How can we make the detail animation like in the last part of the video?

[@MLCCADSystems]

You are welcome! That final animation is a much more advanced set of skills and takes a lot longer to show. I recommend starting to learn more about animations in general from our motion tutorial series here: www.mlc-cad.com/solidworks-motion-series-1-understanding-the-timeline/

[@ek7308]

​@@MLCCADSystemsYou really deserve a follow thank you for the quick response❤❤❤❤

[@titanstang]

Hi, thank you for the video. I am obviously new to this but I'm having an issue following these steps and getting it to work. I have tried probably 20 times now deleting and recreating a new motion study and I got it to work 1 time but not the other 19 times lol. The problem I have is that when I create the motion I get a cyan colored line that goes across but it is not highlighted in yellow like the one time I got it to work and like yours in the video. So when I press play, it goes through the step but the model does not rotate. The one time when it was highlighted in yellow it would rotate just like yours.

[@MLCCADSystems]

The yellow bar on the time scale is the rebuild/calculation indicator. If the motion study is rebuilt and ready to play, it will show yellow. If it is yellow with hatching, that means it is saved from a previous rebuild but is out of date due to a change to the model. If the yellow does not exist, it has not been calculated and may not display anything. Often hitting play will calculate it, but as a rule I always calculate the first time. Next to the Play button, click Calculate and it should play, fill the time scale with yellow, and accurately display the animations you've defined.

[@4U2Heal]

[@MLCCADSystems]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@StephanBakun]

wow this stinks

[@MLCCADSystems]

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