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      <div class="title_topic6" id="xps10_pagetitle"> Creating a Curve Trajectory</div>
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      <p class="para_topic"> A Curve Trajectory trajectory uses key frames arranged along existing curves in the model. To create a new animation trajectory:</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> Select View&rarr;Operation&rarr;Navigate Options. This displays the View Navigation Options dialog.</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> In the Create Trajectory group box at the bottom, select &quot;Define Trajectory Curves&quot;.</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> Highlight the Default trajectory name in the list box. If you highlight a trajectory name other than Default, clicking the Add/Copy button will have no effect. It will, however, create a new trajectory, but it will be a copy and will be of the same trajectory type as the one highlighted.</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> Enter a new name in the Name field.</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> Click Add/Copy. This displays the View Navigation dialog. Use this dialog to select the curves for the trajectory profile.</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> Select the geometry you want to use as the curve trajectory. The trajectory profile is an ordered collection of directed geometries that serves as the trajectory path. You can use any curves in the  <em>work part</em> for the curve trajectory profile, including solid edges, as long as they are all contiguous.
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      <p class="para_topic">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('visualizing_a_part/vie_op_nav_gu_crv_vuparm_r.html');return(false);">Curve Trajectory View Parameters</a>  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('visualizing_a_part/vie_op_nav_gu_crv_char_r.html');return(false);">Characteristics of a Curve Trajectory Profile</a></p>
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