Exercise 5.4.2: Creating Animations

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

Record a real-time walk-through of the project using different effects and perspectives.
Program simple object animations to heighten the model interactivity.
Associate object animations with events that can be triggered by the user navigation.
Create scripts that play animations during the course of a real-time walk-through.

Figure 5.4.3 - Animating door objects to open and close

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Create a real-time walk-through that starts at the exterior of the building; walks around and passes through the front entry doors; looks around the lobby; and stops in front of the elevator shaft.
End the animation on a viewpoint with redline tags and comments regarding the design.
Create an object animation that opens and closes the front door of the building.
Script the animation to be triggered when a reviewer navigates through a hotspot with a 3-foot (0.91 m) radius from the center of the door, then rerecord the walk-through, triggering the door animation as you pass through the front door.
Export the animation to an AVI file, being careful to choose a resolution so that it is easily uploaded to the web.

Figure 5.4.4 - Real-time walk-through animation with object animation incorporated