Use the Animation Secondary panel to control the display of your model during animation sequences.
Panel Usage
The graphics engine allows you to:
| • | Select automatic or manual control of the animation speed |
| • | Create and move cutting planes through your model |
Subpanels and Inputs
The Animation Secondary panel contains the following subpanels and command buttons:
Panel Inputs
Input
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Action
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simulation =
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Clicking this button displays a list of available simulations. Select the simulation that you want to use.
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data type =
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Clicking this button displays a list of available data types. Select the data type that you want to use.
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scale factor =
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A multiplier on the magnitude of animation changes.
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model units =
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select the units in use (mm, cm, inches, and so on.)
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auto
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The animation loops automatically. Move the slider to the right to increase speed of the animation, or to the left to decrease it.
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manual
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Animation can be advanced or set back a frame at a time by using the arrow buttons that appear.
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Once a plane has been activated, it can be moved through the model by picking the plane in the graphics area and dragging the mouse along the normal to the plane.
Planes can be trimmed and colored.
Panel Inputs
Input
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Action
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simulation =
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Clicking this button displays a list of available simulations. Select the simulation that you want to use.
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data type =
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Clicking this button displays a list of available data types. Select the data type that you want to use.
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xy plane, yz plane, xz plane
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Use these checkboxes to select the plane to cut through the mode.
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trim planes
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When active, the model is masked so that only the parts beyond the cutting plane display. When inactive, only the plane displays.
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contour
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Create a colored contour map of the model.
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color
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Select a color for the cutting plane.
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single
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A single plane is displayed.
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double
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A double plane is displayed.
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t =
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Value that represents the thickness of the plane or the offset from the base cutting plane.
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reverse
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Reverses the direction of the desired cutting plane.
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reset planes
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Resets the cutting planes so they pass through the graphical centroid of the model.
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clip boundary elements
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When active, the model is cut flat long the planar surface. When inactive, complete elements are drawn, often resulting in a bumpy surface.
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Isosurfaces may be displayed based on the values contained within the legend or based on a single value.
If a single value isosurface is displayed, you can modify the value of the isosurface. To modify the value:
| • | Move the mouse into the legend and select the pointer that appears after the color boxes. |
| • | Hold the mouse button down and move the mouse to the desired location. |
Panel Inputs
Input
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Action
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simulation =
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Clicking this button displays a list of available simulations. Select the simulation that you want to use.
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data type =
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Clicking this button displays a list of available data types. Select the data type that you want to use.
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show
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Activate this checkbox to show the isosurfaces.
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value based / legend based
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Either type in a contour value for elements/nodes that you wish to display, or use legend-based to pick the desired value with the mouse via the onscreen legend.
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legend color
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Displays the color of the isosurface in the color based on legend.
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color
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Select a color for the isosurface display.
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iso surface =
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Isosurfaces may be displayed based on the values contained within the legend or based on a single value.
You can designate the isosurface by two methods:
| • | Move the mouse into the legend and select the pointer that appears after the color boxes. |
| • | Hold the mouse button down and move the mouse to the desired location. |
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increment =
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This amount will be added or subtracted from the selected values (which determine the displayed elements/nodes) when the add or sub buttons are clicked.
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include faces above
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When active, elements/nodes with values equal to or above the selected value display.
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include faces below
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When active, elements/nodes with values equal to or below the selected value display.
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The following action buttons appear throughout the subpanels:
Button
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Action
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animate
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Run the animation.
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make AVI
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The file is generated and saved in your specified user directory with a file extension of .AVI. File names are automatically incremented when you create multiple AVI files.
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add
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When a contour legend value is selected, this increases the value that it represents by the increment.
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sub
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When a contour legend value is selected, this decreases the value that it represents by the increment.
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return
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Exit the panel.
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See Also:
Deformed panel
Alphabetical List of Panels
