@medicanic7 said: The plugins section of the forum is locked so I decided to post here. The plugins section isn't locked, the padlock icon can be misleading, the parent forum is locked so that you post to the relevant subforum. So if you want to go to the Plugin sub-forum click this link. http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=323

Thank you majid. I can see the animation walk through named dav. Now, I am trying to determine how to play the animation.

Thank you cino.cihan and Dave R. for responding. I already used two different materials to show the joinery in a clearer manner, but, thickening the edges, is also helping to make the joinery perceptibly clearer yet. Dave R., I understand your point, too. A rendering program will default to showing the edges no matter what was done in SU. I am learning a lot from all the experienced users on this forum. Thanks to everyone who has responded.

Hello TIG. The author of the plug-in called Proper Animation instructs its users to process the animation created in SU through a rendering application in order to create a proper video of the animation frames. I think Proper Animation is a great tool. Now, I am learning how to use Kerkythea so that I can create the animation .jpeg frames. Everything is going good except I ran into a problem getting the animation frames to reflect the master model (master scene) render settings. The animation frames appear differently than the master model for some of the settings. I posted a topic in Kerkythea's forum and am awaiting a response. I just wanted to share my findings with you and this forum's readers. Thank you for your advice. David

Pilou, I followed your example about exploding the components to first be positioned far enough out of view of the final drawing area. Great idea! I managed to complete my animation exactly the way I wanted to using your suggestions. The .avi file appears differently than the .skp file after I export the animation. How can I fix this? Since this is a new topic, I will post it as a new one. Thank you. David http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSCPA5d52Cc&feature=youtu.be Shaker-style, 2-step stool V6.skp