Animation development

Not all virtual plant projects require animation. However, good practice when you need an animation is to adapt an existing library animation.

Generally, there are two types of animations:

• Accident animations, such as fires, vapor, or liquid leaks.

• Item inspection animations, in which equipment is opened to see inside or a detailed part is shown as augmented reality.

Topics

This section recommends conventions and techniques for animation development.

• Inspecting: How to make an object inspectable.

• Animation conventions: Rules and good practice to follow for avoiding problems coming from particles, transparencies.

• Separate scenes: How to represent animated content that is separated from virtual plant content.