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SOLIDWORKS Champion Yahya Khedr knows this tactic all too well. Earlier this year, Yahya set out on a quest to use SOLIDWORKS Motion<\/a> to create cool and interesting animations.<\/p>\n This LinkedIn post<\/strong><\/a> featuring some of Yahya’s best Motion animations got 1,450 LinkedIn reactions and 82 comments!<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI found out about SOLIDWORKS Motion around the same time I started using SOLIDWORKS,\u201d Yahya recounts. \u201cThat’s because I started learning using the built-in tutorials that come with the software, which cover many topics – including SOLIDWORKS Motion.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI was instantly fascinated by its capabilities. In no time, I was using it to animate many of my models, including the Wave Motion Simulator I submitted as a physics project while in school!\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s true that you wouldn\u2019t describe some of the animation Yahya has created and shared as exhibiting \u2018hardcore engineering principles,\u2019 but that\u2019s not always the point.<\/p>\n For example, Yahya made animations showing how to: color sort 565 balls within an hourglass-shaped prism and shift a cutout on a chocolate bar in a way that retains its core, original shape.<\/p>\n Regarding the ball sorting animation, Yahya explains: \u201cI started with all the balls in the default grey color, ran the animation and left the balls fall into the 4 sections under the effect of gravity.\u201d<\/p>\n Ah \u2013 very clever! Yahya continues: \u201cAfter that, I colored the balls in each section the same color, then dragged the appearance keys of all balls to the beginning of the animation.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAll that was left was to recalculate the animation and watch as the balls got sorted according to their color!\u201d<\/p>\n Figuring out ways to make things work that aren\u2019t so obvious at first? OK \u2013 maybe we aren\u2019t so far away from exhibiting \u2018hardcore engineering principles\u2019 as we may have thought!<\/p>\n Nevertheless, Yahya\u2019s also shared other more traditionally mechanical animations to LinkedIn, such as animating a passive pressure gauge while tracing its path.<\/p>\n All of these have been posted at one time or another to Yahya\u2019s LinkedIn. At times, when I see interesting things being posted to fellow LinkedIn member feeds, I still catch myself wondering: \u201cWhat does the creator feel they\u2019re getting out of creating and sharing this piece?\u201d<\/p>\n I actually asked Yahya this same question. Yahya responded: \u201cI share my animations for 3 main reasons: getting feedback, inspiring others and- most importantly – motivating myself.\u201d I imagine this is true for many people. Having your work seen incites all of these powerful forcing functions pressing you to continue on in your journey.<\/p>\n And what does Yahya value about the community we\u2019ve all come to create? \u201cI like how diverse the community is, especially the user experience & the wide range of topics we discuss.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI also like how selflessness is the norm, and how everyone is just willing to help – even if that means dedicating some of your own time for it!\u201d<\/p>\n This rang so true for me. In many ways, Yahya offered a restatement of the founding values of the SOLIDWORKS Champions Program<\/a> \u2013 to acknowledge and connect community members in industry from around the world who go above and beyond in sharing their SOLIDWORKS passion and expertise.<\/p>\n Yahya agreed, offering \u201cI joined the Champions Program because I’ve always found surrounding myself with those who share my passion to be the best way to make good use of my experience, as well as a way to increase my knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n This much is clear! You can\u00a0connect with Yahya on LinkedIn here<\/strong><\/a>, and see an aggregate of Yahya\u2019s many animations\u00a0within this post inside the Made In 3D community<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![](\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/yahya-motion-linkedin-post.jpg\")
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