Creating Field Plot Animations

To animate an existing field plot:

  1. Right-click on the plot name in the Project Manager tree, and then select Animate.
    The Setup Animation dialog box appears.
    2. Note: If previous animations have been created for this project, the Select Animation dialog will appear. You may choose an animation setup from the list if one is associated with the geometry variable of interest and the animation will start. Otherwise select New and continue at Step 2 below.
  2. Type a name for the animation in the Name box, or accept the default name.
  3. Optionally, type a description of the animation in the Description box.
  4. Under the Swept Variable tab, the Swept Variable list includes all of the defined project and design variables. Select the variable that you want to animate from the Swept Variable drop-down menu.
  5. The Select Values table lists all solved values for the variable selected in Swept Variable. Select the values to include in the animation. By default, all solved values will be included.
  6. (For Electric Transient Solver plots only)
    1. Type the starting value of the variable in the Start box.
    2. Type the stopping value of the variable in the Stop box.
    3. Type the number of steps to include in the animation in the Steps box.
      For example, if the Start value is 0.15 in, the Stop value is 0.45 in, and the step size is 15, the animation displays the geometry at 15 values between 0.15 inches and 0.45 inches. The animation also includes the start value, which is the first frame displayed, resulting in a total of 16 frames in the animation.
  7. If the design has multiple project or intrinsic variables, click the Design Point tab to set the values of the non-animated variables.
    1. Deselect the Use defaults check box.
    2. In the table, select the row corresponding to the variable setting of interest.
    3. If intrinsic variables are available, select the value of interest in the Intrinsic variables section of the dialog.
  8. Click OK.

The animation begins in the view window, displaying one frame for each variable value.

The play panel appears in the upper-left corner of the desktop, enabling you to stop, restart, and control the speed and sequence of the frames.

Related Topics 

Controlling the Animation's Display