2D Frequency Animation
- To initiate the animation of the overlay that is currently displayed, do one of the following:
- Select Animate on the View menu.
- Expand the Results icon in the Project window, right-click the overlay entry, and select Animate from the menu.
- If no animations have been defined previously,
the Setup Animation window opens:
- Specify a name in the Name field (or accept the default, Animationn, where n is a numeral). Optionally, enter a description.
- For a frequency animation, select F as the Swept Variable.
- By default, all the frequencies are selected (highlighted). Hold down Ctrl to select multiple individual frequencies, or hold down Shift to select a contiguous range of frequencies. [These selection modes are illustrated in the window example above].
- Click OK.
If one or more animations have been defined, selecting Animate from one of the menus opens the Select Animation window:
The Select Animation window provides the following operations:
- Click to select one of the animations and click OK to start that animation.
- Click New to open the Setup Animation window described above, and close the Select Animation window.
- Select an animation and click Delete to delete the definition.
- Electronics Desktop calculates the frame
data. If the Progress window is displayed, monitor the progress
of the calculation. When the frames have been calculated, the animation
begins and the Animation control window opens:
- Click the playback buttons to play the animation. From left to right, the buttons are Reverse, FastReverse, Stop, Fast Forward, and Forward. The indicator at the top of the window shows the progress of the animation. Click the Speed slider to control the speed of the animation.
- To export the frame data to a file, click Export.
The Export File window opens:
Specify the directory and file name. Click the Save as type menu to select the file format (Animated GIF or AVI). Click Save to save the data and close the window.
- Click Close on the Animation control window to stop the animation and close the window.