Create a storyboard animation that can be exported to video.
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Transcript
00:03
InfraWorks provides tools to create simple or sophisticated presentations.
00:08
These presentations can be created as snapshots or as storyboards.
00:14
In this example, you create a storyboard—an animation that can be exported to video.
00:19
As a storyboard director, you take viewers on a tour of key parts of your model or proposal.
00:25
From the Present/Share menu, in the Present panel, select Storyboard Creator.
00:32
The Storyboard Creator opens with a range of options.
00:35
From the toolbar, click Add new storyboard.
00:39
Add any of the following:
00:41
Titles: Click Add New Title.
00:45
Enter a title name, and indicate its starting point and duration.
00:49
Explore the other title settings to add fades, text, or containers.
00:55
To play the title, click Play.
00:58
Captions: Click Add a New Caption.
01:01
Like titles, you can enter fade, text, and container settings.
01:07
Camera Path: In the Storyboard Creator toolbar,
01:12
expand the Add a new Camera Path Animation drop-down and select Add Camera Path Animation.
01:19
The Storyboard Creator displays camera path editing tools,
01:23
and creates a default camera path named Item #1, as well as a default keyframe within Item #1, named Keyframe #1.
01:32
When a keyframe is generated, fields such as name of the camera path, start time,
01:38
and transition can be edited to achieve the desired effect.
01:42
For a camera along a component road, keyframes will be generated along start to end, with the option to set the camera position.
01:51
Click Create to display the keyframes generated.
01:55
Animations: In the Storyboard Creator toolbar, expand the Add a new Zoom Animation drop-down and select Add Zoom Animation.
02:05
Select the type of animation, such as Crane, Orbit, or Recorded Walk.
02:12
Different options are available for each motion type.
02:16
When adding any of these items to your storyboard, you can click the Play icon to preview your settings.
02:23
When you are ready to export your storyboard as a video file that anyone can view,
02:29
in Storyboard Creator, click Export Current Storyboard As Video.
02:35
In the Export Storyboard dialog, specify the export details, and then click Record.
00:03
InfraWorks provides tools to create simple or sophisticated presentations.
00:08
These presentations can be created as snapshots or as storyboards.
00:14
In this example, you create a storyboard—an animation that can be exported to video.
00:19
As a storyboard director, you take viewers on a tour of key parts of your model or proposal.
00:25
From the Present/Share menu, in the Present panel, select Storyboard Creator.
00:32
The Storyboard Creator opens with a range of options.
00:35
From the toolbar, click Add new storyboard.
00:39
Add any of the following:
00:41
Titles: Click Add New Title.
00:45
Enter a title name, and indicate its starting point and duration.
00:49
Explore the other title settings to add fades, text, or containers.
00:55
To play the title, click Play.
00:58
Captions: Click Add a New Caption.
01:01
Like titles, you can enter fade, text, and container settings.
01:07
Camera Path: In the Storyboard Creator toolbar,
01:12
expand the Add a new Camera Path Animation drop-down and select Add Camera Path Animation.
01:19
The Storyboard Creator displays camera path editing tools,
01:23
and creates a default camera path named Item #1, as well as a default keyframe within Item #1, named Keyframe #1.
01:32
When a keyframe is generated, fields such as name of the camera path, start time,
01:38
and transition can be edited to achieve the desired effect.
01:42
For a camera along a component road, keyframes will be generated along start to end, with the option to set the camera position.
01:51
Click Create to display the keyframes generated.
01:55
Animations: In the Storyboard Creator toolbar, expand the Add a new Zoom Animation drop-down and select Add Zoom Animation.
02:05
Select the type of animation, such as Crane, Orbit, or Recorded Walk.
02:12
Different options are available for each motion type.
02:16
When adding any of these items to your storyboard, you can click the Play icon to preview your settings.
02:23
When you are ready to export your storyboard as a video file that anyone can view,
02:29
in Storyboard Creator, click Export Current Storyboard As Video.
02:35
In the Export Storyboard dialog, specify the export details, and then click Record.
