The main focus of this article lies in defining rotating planes. We suggest reading the main workflow on creating clip-plane animations before.
- Launch the CAD window
from the sidebar, click the point icon
, and left-click in the viewport. The new point object will serve as your rotation center.
- Activate Snap to CAD
from the toolbar.
- Next, enable Animate > Clip animation and launch the Cross Section window
.
- To configure the beginning of the rotation:
- Press Set plane, pick the desired option, snap the mouse cursor to the rotation center and left-click.
- Then press Clip; if necessary Flip, and insert a keyframe.
- To configure the rotation: Drag the timeline indicator to the right, change the elevation angle
or rotation angle
, and insert a keyframe.
- Optionally repeat the last step to insert more keyframes.
- Hide the rotation center
and define the Plane and Section preview visibility in the Cross Section window.
- Now, you're ready to preview and export your animation.