platform-facilities
Using Sketch animation
Run animations Once you have configured the lines and symbols as you require, press the Play button. The sketch animation starts.
Figure 5: Using Sketch animation
If you have performed a batch run, you can select a specific simulation run to animate in the sketch from the drop-down menu:
Figure 6: Selecting a batch run
Certain components are animated in the sketch, indicating their current operational state. In the image below, we see that the 3 position, 4 port hydraulic servovalve component's position changes according to its control input, thus inducing a change in the flow characteristics of its four flow paths:
Figure 7: Hydraulic servovalve
Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/254352342/PL20250521841123434.amesim_collection.sketch_animation/xid2135422 · retrieved 2026-07-17