Patent ID: 7075531

Claim:
A method of creating animation image data files, comprising the steps of: generating individual three-dimensional models of components of a given device using a three-dimensional CAD system, and combining a plurality of generated three-dimensional component models to form a set of three-dimensional component models of the given device, thereby forming data for the set of three-dimensional component models of the given device; and importing the data of the thus obtained set of three-dimensional component models into application software for animation, holding data of the thus obtained set of three-dimensional component models in the application software for animation, wherein the holding comprises: coloring the components using a function of application software for animation, and specifying the transparency of an outer component, so that an inner component is rendered visible on a display, wherein a function is capable of specifying a degree of transparency along with a time for each component so that the degree of transparency can be changed in relation to a timeline for animation.