How to add animations to electronic schematics?
****Important: I would prefer if I can use the schematics in my manual, It would be too time consuming to redo all the schematics in a different program. the schematics are in PDF format but that can be change. The manual has over 5000 schematics so re-designing them is out of the questions, I just want to ADD animation to them********
Hello all,
I am an aviation maintainer and are trying to make my job easier and need to add animation to electronic schematics.
What I need is a very interactive animations that show current flow, bulbs turning on, switches tripping, etc. I also need to be able to control the sequence when these animations happen, for instance: been able to choose from multiple switches, what switch will trip next, maybe have the switch as an object that activates an animation when clicked on, for instance a switch: when clicked on it moves the contacts to the ON position and allows current flow, when click on again it moves the contacts to the OFF position and prevents current flow.The most important thing is that I should be able to decide what I want to animate, I am not looking for linear animation where you have to follow a strict sequence and can't deviate. there is a lot of components I have to work with and they turn on and off depending on the situation and that is why it need to be flexible.
I am an aviation maintainer and are trying to make my job easier and need to add animation to electronic schematics.
What I need is a very interactive animations that show current flow, bulbs turning on, switches tripping, etc. I also need to be able to control the sequence when these animations happen, for instance: been able to choose from multiple switches, what switch will trip next, maybe have the switch as an object that activates an animation when clicked on, for instance a switch: when clicked on it moves the contacts to the ON position and allows current flow, when click on again it moves the contacts to the OFF position and prevents current flow.The most important thing is that I should be able to decide what I want to animate, I am not looking for linear animation where you have to follow a strict sequence and can't deviate. there is a lot of components I have to work with and they turn on and off depending on the situation and that is why it need to be flexible.
The schematic below is very simple, I will be working with much more complex ones so it would be helpful if the animations where easy to update or change so that if I make a mistake on the beginning or if there is a small change to the schematic I don't have to redo everything
****Schematic Manual is in PDF format******
To make it easier to visualize here is a sequence of what I would like to it to look like.
1- No power on.
2- Power is activated by clicking 28 VDC BUS A bar (top Left)
3- Avionics power switch (5025X) activates by clicking it.
4- Current flowing to next component.
5- Click avionics power switch (5025X) again and power is cut off.
the simpler the program the better, however I am willing to learn how to use any programs (Lynda.com is Great for that), I have some programing knowledge too.
the manual I work with is in PDF format so keep that in mind. I guess I can change the format to some picture format but the manual is over 5000 pages long so that's a lot of pictures! file size might be a lot, but if that is the only way or the best/easiest that's OK.
I know that you can make some videos using images but they are not interactive enough.
Thank you!
