Manage Views

Named views store still camera shots with specified name

Named view not only store camera and target locations, also layers and UCS associated with the view

New View Options

Save layer snapshot with view

Retain the layer states with the view saved

UCS

UCS to be saved with the view

Live Section

Activate a section plane if avaiable

Visual Style

Visual Style to be saved with the view

Background

Adding background to view

Like Solid, Gradient, Image, Sun & Sky

Modifying View

Update Layers

Save the new layer states with the view

Edit Boundaries

Modify the boundary area highlights in the view

Ex: Manage Views

View tab > Views panel > View Manager

Background Override: Image

Click Browser for the background image

Click Adjust Image

Image position: Stretch

Click Set Current, then click OK

Creating ShowMotion Animation

Create shots and view categories can be play by AutoCAD

Ex: ShowMotion

Navigation Bar > ShowMotion

ShowMotion toolbar appear above the status bar

Click New Shot

View Name: Start
View Category: Closeup
Current position: Starting point
Distance: 600

Click Preview button to test the settings
Click OK to confirm the shot

Click Play on the new created shot

3D model zoom in as a closeup view

ShowMotion toolbar > New Shot

View Name: Crane
View Category: Closeup
Movement type: Crane down
Current position: Starting point

Click Preview to test the settings
Click OK to confirm

Click Play on the last shot fo get the new starting point for the next shot

ShowMotion toolbar > New Shot

View Name: Turn Right
View Category: Closeup
Movement type: Orbit
                        Degree right - 45 degrees
Current position: Starting point

Click Preview to test the settings
Click OK to confirm

Click Play on the last shot

ShowMotion toolbar > New Shot

View Name: Crane Up
View Category: Closeup
Mobement type: Crane up
                        Shift right - 400

Click Preview to test the settings
Click OK to confirm

Click Play on the Closeup category to play all the shots

Modify the Shot

Right-click on the 2nd shot - Crane

Select Properties

Change the Transition type to Cut to Shot
Repeat the same steps on the rest of the shots, except the 1st shot

Creating Video Animation

Camera views are static pictures, moving around objects in 3D space is easy to explain your design concept

Walk Through

Mouse 

Wheel: Roll up and down to move forward and backward

Left button: Hold to move left and right

Arrows on keyboard

Up / Down / Left / Right to move forward, backward, left and right

Animation Motion Path

Create motion path by polyline or spline

Change to the different height for each point

Set the durations and resolutions

Preview to test the different settings

Ex: Walk Through and Motion Path

Render tab > Animations panel > Walk and Fly Settings

Change the settings

Walk/ Fly step size: 100 drawings units

Position Locator palette startup

Walk Through must be in perspective view
The big green cross is target, small black cross is camera

Change the camera and target height:
Position Z: 1000
Target Z: 1500

Rollup the mouse wheel, or
Press and hold the up arrow key to move forward

Press the right arrow key move to the right

Animation Motion Path

Change to Top view
Home tab > Draw panel > Spline

Draw a spline from door of foter - Dining Room - Cups on dining table - Wall Lamp - Side Table

Change to isometric view

Use the gizmo move the path in Z axis 950

Use the grip move the lower-left point to the mid of the column

Render tab > Animations panel > Animation Motion Path

Click the Select button

Click OK for the name Path1

Change the Duration to 20

Click Preview button

Animation is fly along the path

Adjust the path's height as need

Run the Animation Motion Path fuction again to test the adjustments few times, until satisfied

Change the duration to 30 to slow down the flying speed
Preview again

Change to the higer resolution: 800 x 600
Click OK

Input the file name to save the animation

The video is creating