I need to make a movie

I need to make a moving animation of a piston pump.

It must be able to play on Windows media player

How do I do this?

Is it practical to make several Autocad drawings of a pump, make a slide show and convert it?

If this is possible I'd like to know. I'm also open for other suggestions or ideas of animation software I could purchase. (SIMPLE. nothing real fancy)

Rookie37

Have you had a look at camtasia or camstudio?

i dont know if that is what your looking for but its a suggestion...

There are programs to produce movies and 3D Studio Max is one of them. It can import AutoCAD models or create them with the built-in tools and animate them.

Or, if you are used with AutoCAD, you can create the models, move them and record the screen.

Also there is a way to use a script file or a Lisp routine to move the objects in AutoCAD while you record the screen with Camtasia or Camstudio or other similar programs.

Have you had a look at camtasia or camstudio?

i dont know if that is what your looking for but its a suggestion...

You may also want to look into Hypercam... It is a free download (as long as you dont mind it saying "Unregistered Hypercam" at the top left corner.)

Will 3d studio max import inventor files?

No, Max cannot Import Inventor files. But you can Export from Inventor in .dwg format and then Import the .dwg into Max.

Do you have inventor or not?. If so why do you have to export anything? Just use Inventor for your animations.

If you only have inventor files exported as dwg's that's another story.

KC

I don't have Inventor.

I'm researching if I should get Inventor or 3D studio Max

I have used Inventor. It's very powerful and much more than I need. I'm not proficient at it. I can get up to speed but I have a feeling 3d Studio will be more of what I need in the way of movies

I think it may be easier to learn.

What are your views?

It depends on what you need the software for?

If you will be designing parts and assemblies that need to be built to exact dimensions, Max is not really the right tool for the job. And I would not recommend buying Studio Max if you just want to create animations of moving parts. That's like buying a car so you can listen to the radio.

I really think you should stick with Inventor, but it's your call. You're the only one that knows exactly what you need.

I need to make a moving animation of a piston pump.

 

It must be able to play on Windows media player

 

How do I do this?

 

Is it practical to make several Autocad drawings of a pump, make a slide show and convert it?

 

If this is possible I'd like to know. I'm also open for other suggestions or ideas of animation software I could purchase. (SIMPLE. nothing real fancy)

 

Rookie37

Can you use AutoCAD Inventor?

You can make this simple animation in a couple of minutes in inventor and keep it as simple or get as complicated as you wish.

KC