by Kevin Lee Allen Design
by Matthew Panzer, PanzerCAD Services, Inc.




AnimationWorks
AnimationWorks is an add-on for Vectorworks 2008 to 2012, that allows the creation of complex camera or object animations entirely within Vectorworks. These can be saved as QuickTime movies and then be viewed by anyone who has QuickTime installed (available for free download from Apple).
Key Features of AnimationWorks
- Fast creation of camera paths. Define a camera path through your model with the Camera path tool and you are ready to make a movie.
- Class visibility animation. Objects can be made visible or invisible by turning classes on and off within a movie.
- Cameras that can be panned, zoomed, stopped, started or aimed at stationary or moving objects.
- Object animation. Any object can be animated along a user defined 3D path.
- Light brightness animation. Lights can be faded up and down within a scene.
- Rotating object animation. For animating hinged doors, ceiling fans, etc.
- Sliding object animation. For animating sliding doors, gates, curtains, etc.
- Transparency animation. For controlling texture transparency within a scene.
- Preview how the camera will animate, with look-to point and view extents drawn on screen, zooms, pans, etc.
- Real time wireframe or OpenGL previews of either object or camera animations.
- Export animations in segments, each one on a different machine.
- User Guide and tutorial / demo file.
Pricing and Ordering
To order AnimationWorks, choose the Vectorworks Version you are using in the table below, enter your six character Vectorworks License Code (the last six characters of your Vectorworks serial number), then click the Add to Cart button. To order multiple additional licenses, enter the license code for one license, click the Add to Cart button, enter the license code for the next license, click the Add to Cart button, etc.
| AnimationWorks Item | Cost |
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| New Single License | AU$220 | ||||
| New Additional License | AU$176 | ||||
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The User's Guide and Demo Movies can be accessed using the links to the right.
Resources
- User Guide
- Installation Guide for Vw 2012
- Installation Guide for Vw 2011
- Installation Guide for Vw 2010
- User Guide Addendum
Downloads
The links below are for the full and demo versions of AnimationWorks.
- AnimationWorks 2012 Mac version 1.3.1.
- AnimationWorks 2012 Win version 1.3.1.
- AnimationWorks 2011 Mac version 1.3.0.
- AnimationWorks 2011 Win version 1.3.0.
- AnimationWorks 2010 Mac version 1.2.8.
- AnimationWorks 2010 Win version 1.2.8.
- AnimationWorks 2009 Mac version 1.2.6.
- AnimationWorks 2009 Win version 1.2.6.
- AnimationWorks 2008 Mac version 1.2.5.
- AnimationWorks 2008 Win version 1.2.5.
- Tutorial/Demo File 2008
- Expert Rotate File 2008

