Animation in Pro/ENGINEER

Pro/E Animation is used to visualize the motion of a mechanism or a mechanical assembly in operation.
Pro/E Animation is carried out by:
(i) coordinating the components of an animation sequence, and
(ii) playing back the animation.

Different from ordinary Kinematics Motion function of Pro/E, the Design Animation function in the Animation module of Pro/E Wildfire is more about showing the motion of a concept mechanism design.

The motion can be illustrated by dragging the moving
components, or by interpolating a number of positions of the mechanism. It may not honor all of the constraints defined in the design. One can carry out Animation before the detailed assembly is completed.