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Technical discussions => Animation => Topic started by: Ivan NX on October 19, 2022, 01:53:15 AM

Title: Animation of assembly, using constrains from CAD
Post by: Ivan NX on October 19, 2022, 01:53:15 AM
Is it possible to animate joins or any other constrain from CAD in Keyshot?
For example, scissor lift animation using constrained parts of the lift to pull each other up and down...
Title: Re: Animation of assembly, using constrains from CAD
Post by: Eric Summers on October 19, 2022, 10:45:02 AM
Yes, depending on your CAD software. If you use the KeyShot plugin to send your files to KeyShot, check to see if it supports animations.
Title: Re: Animation of assembly, using constrains from CAD
Post by: Ivan NX on October 20, 2022, 12:35:23 AM
If I understood you good, you suggest me to check if animation form CAD can be transferred to Keyshot?
I do not have animation in NX, but I want to know if there is a way to transfer joints and other constrains behavior to Keyshot so if I move top of the lift in Keyshot all connected (constrained in NX) parts will move in Keyshot?
Title: Re: Animation of assembly, using constrains from CAD
Post by: Eric Summers on October 20, 2022, 10:31:31 AM
Do you have the NX plugin for KeyShot? https://www.keyshot.com/resources/downloads/plugins/

If you do and you created an animation in NX of the scissor lift going up and down the plugin should be able to send that to KS (don't take my word, I'm not an NX user).
If that route doesn't work, can you export an alembic (.abc) from NX?
Title: Re: Animation of assembly, using constrains from CAD
Post by: Ivan NX on October 20, 2022, 11:46:25 AM
will try it tomorrow
Title: Re: Animation of assembly, using constrains from CAD
Post by: TGS808 on October 20, 2022, 12:08:39 PM
Quote from: Ivan NX on October 20, 2022, 12:35:23 AM
I want to know if there is a way to transfer joints and other constrains behavior to Keyshot so if I move top of the lift in Keyshot all connected (constrained in NX) parts will move in Keyshot?

What you are referring to is called Inverse Kinematics. KeyShot can not do this.
Title: Re: Animation of assembly, using constrains from CAD
Post by: Ivan NX on October 21, 2022, 01:49:22 AM
Quote from: TGS808 on October 20, 2022, 12:08:39 PM
Quote from: Ivan NX on October 20, 2022, 12:35:23 AM
I want to know if there is a way to transfer joints and other constrains behavior to Keyshot so if I move top of the lift in Keyshot all connected (constrained in NX) parts will move in Keyshot?

What you are referring to is called Inverse Kinematics. KeyShot can not do this.

Learned new term... Thank you.