Animation in Engineering Design

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Animation in Engineering Design
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Contents

• Introduction.
• Definition.
• Types.
• Tools and Applications.
• Animation in
• - Engineering Services.
• - Mechanical Engineering.
• - Architecture.
• - Structural Engineering.

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Introduction

• Tremendous advancements in electronics.
• Mechanical movement still used extensively to
  impart motion and power needed to drives
  machines, vehicles and other mechanisms.
• Mechanical engineering animations to demonstrate
  mechanical assemblies and the expected motions
  that the engineer has intended for the component
  parts.

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Animation

• Animation in the form of
• - a moving 2D pictorial.
• - a 3D virtual model of the components
• can be brought to life.
• Animation to re-enact the motions of the real
  life mechanism.

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3D Animation

• Mechanical 3D product animation may be defined
  as the process of creating a photorealistic 3D
  animation to visually depict a product's
  configuration, its assembly, and even its
  inner-workings in the form of an animated video.

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Mechanical Animation Components

• Realistic texturing and lighting of the product.
• Studio, single-color, or transparent background.
• 360 camera movements, blown-up mechanical parts,
  assembly, disassembly, and cutaways.
• Animated charts and graphs showing relevant
  information during strategic points throughout
  the animation video.

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Mechanical Animation Components

• Video rendered in HD quality.
• Sound-effects and music.
• Clarity and explanatory.
• A well-produced mechanical 3D product animation
  could look like million dollar Hollywood
  production!

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Common Applications

• Product testing for real-time analysis.
• Plastic injection mold efficacy.
• Mechanism interaction failure analysis.
• Training videos to demonstrate
• mechanical assemblies.
• 5. Product presentations of mechanical
• travel and motion.

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Common Applications

• 6. Wind turbine farm illustrations to replicate
  
• wind dynamics.
• 7. Verification of design for assembly (DFA)
• compliance.
• 8. Process pipe flow and turbulence
• illustrations.
• 9. Dissected view of an assembly.

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Benefits

• Finding widespread adoption as compared to
  archaic methods such as building scale models,
  which take time, are costlier, and use more raw
  materials.
• Faster and more affordable to use when it comes
  to depicting product imagery accurately.
• Saves time, money and resources.
• Communicates better to the stakeholders.

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Benefits

• Mechanical, aerospace, automobile, healthcare,
  and even the food industry looking at 3D product
  design and mechanical product animation as a
  means to prototype faster.
• Gets products to market quicker.
• Promotes brand or product amongst investors in a
  better fashion.

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Good for Prototyping

• Prototyping done in a virtual environment,
  checking for accurate kinematics, geometry, and
  whether the product meets the required
  specifications and industry guidelines or not.
• Helps to identify and remove repetitive and
  time-consuming stages of the design process.
• Simplifies production, saves costs.
• Greater part of the cost goes into creating a
  suitable prototype.

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Identifying Glitches and Problems

• Offers freedom to the creators and viewers to
  identify and finally nullify technical glitches
  drawing engineering failures, and design flaws.
• Failures, flaws and glitches could prove costly
  later.
• A comprehensive 360o view offered as standard.

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Identifying Glitches and Problems

• Makes it easier to study technical features,
  mechanisms, and overall functional operation of
  the product, and then pass judgement on its
  workings.

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Great Marketing Medium

• Difficult to explain concepts best explained
  visually.
• A stronger medium to depict a product, and its
  inner machinations while keeping the video
  educational and interesting.
• Even the most confusing of themes easily summed
  up in a 3D animated clip.
• A medium of choice when it comes to showcasing
  the key points of a product.

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Emphasizes Glamour and Style

• Generates a feel of enthusiasm and mystery to
  creating an allure of a high-end device.
• Used everywhere from advertisements to online
  videos.
• Glossy production values and shooting styles.
• Help to position any merchandise and the brand it
  is linked to in the desired market.

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Saves Money

• Cost-effective for prototyping and communication.
• Helps to simulate the product design and concept
  in the virtual world.
• Helps to minimize costs by eliminating the
  requirement for rework.
• All changes can be made by changing the prototype
  model within the video itself.

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3D Animation in Engineering Services

• Clients and vendors cannot be required to rely
  upon 2D sketches to understand what is being
  created.
• Vastly available and usable animation and 3D
  modeling tools can transform designs into models
  on the computer screen.
• Tells the complete story in a shorter time.
• Ensures the intended design translates to
  real-world manufacture.

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3D Animation in Engineering Services

• 3D animations a must-use tool for accuracy,
  speed, and clarity. 
• Mistakes in translating designs into a product
  can be costly and severely dangerous, and may
  lead to major accidents.
• 3D animation design allows seeing beautiful
  buildings, intricate designs, and fine-tuned
  details with great clarity.

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3D Animation Benefits in Mechanical Engineering

• Ability to see and interact with a 3D model
  prototype.
• Saves time and money in creating a physical
  prototype.
• Creates a quicker engineering design process that
  allows for more iterations to get it right.
• Saves time that would otherwise be spent in
  explaining designs and getting others up to speed
  on your work. 

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3D Animation Benefits in Mechanical Engineering

• Enhances ability to efficiently determine and
  eliminate any technical issues and create a
  design to the production process.
• Helps to streamline technical glitches without
  sacrificing accuracy or thoroughness.
• A useful and cost-effective solution.

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3D Animation Tools in Mechanical Engineering

• Blender for movie animations, art, 3D printing,
  special effects, and more.
• Maya 3D animation tool to create life like
  full-motion effects in 3D.
• CATIA allows CAD, CAE, and CAM and the ability to
  model real-life behavior.
• Solid works for 3D animation.
• KeyShot for 3D animation.

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3D Animation in Civil Engineering

• Creates new possibilities and endless
  opportunities for civil engineers.
• Focus on creating beautiful man-made aspects of
  the surroundings, including buildings, bridges,
  infrastructure, and more.

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3D Animation Tools in Civil Engineering

• Civil 3D for design and documentation of civil
  engineering designs.
• MicroStation for advanced parametric 3D
  animations.
• CityEngine to create large urban environments.
• GeoHECRAS to model and test designs along with
  the real-life flow of water.
• AutoTURN 3D animation software.

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3D Animation in Architectural Engineering

• Better understanding of the desired design by
  both fellow engineers and ultimate clients.
• Saves money and improves design efficiency.
• Smoothens out the whole design process.

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3D Animation Tools in Architectural Engineering

• Revit for 3D modeling.
• SketchUp 3D modeling tool.
• Rhino3D one of the most versatile 3D animation
  tools.
• Archicad has massive amounts of data it can store
  in its 3D models.
• Maya immensely powerful and fluid 3D animation.

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3D Animation in Structural Engineering

• Permits visualizing, contextualizing, and
  simulating the structural design in 3D animation
  style.
• Speeds up design process.
• Reduces inefficiencies and opportunities for
  error.
• Designs easily and readily shareable with clients
  or partners.

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3D Animation Tools in Structural Engineering

• SkyCiv Structural 3D online 3D modeling and
  animation.
• ATIR STRAP to design modules for testing
  structural performance under various loads and
  export designs in 3D.
• ClearCalcs easy to use software solution for
  design and analysis.
• GRAITEC Advance Design best solution specifically
  for reinforced concrete and steel.

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Conclusions

• Makes the job much more efficient and tangible.
• Opens up possibilities, makes the job easier.
• Leaves the clients much more satisfied.
• Stake holders understand the entire engineering
  design process.
• Choosing the right 3D animation design tool is
  critical.

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Conclusions

• Finding the right partners help engineers get the
  best benefits from animation tools. 
• Outsourcing and third party services for
  expertise.

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