There are three different types of animation/motion in SolidWorks
Animation and basic motion are in the bottom left tab.
To simulate the projectile motion, velocity, forces, you need to add in SolidWorks Motion.
BA SW created a video.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=125116
But to save time, I think basic motion would represent the cam rotation and the resulting lift. Look at the SolidWorks tutorial in Help. There is one on motion with a cam and another on simple animation.
While you are learning, copy the components into another folder. Simplify your model with only the components you need to define the animation. Suppress all fasteners. Marie