Hello,
To confirm, are you looking for animation or simulation. These are two different scenarios and I want to make sure we provide the right information to you.
An animation is a scenario where you might be looking at how things interact with one another void of physics or now they might have been assembled. For example, if you want to show a process of assembling things together.
A simulation would take into account aspects of the model - joint used to assembly the components, gravity, forces, loads, material, etc. For example, if you want to show how your robot mechanism might throw the basketball.
I would be happy to connect with you to discuss either case. Send me an email at
mfischer@ptc.com and we can setup a time to talk live.
Here is another Animation tutorial you can reference to help you get started.
Thanks,
Mark