Record Animation Icon

The Record Active Animation icon will turn ON if you have an active animation (flipbook, or keyframe, or streaming transient data via the clock icon, or animated particle traces, or spin mode (where you press F4 and drag the cursor to spin the model), or clip in auto or auto cycle interactive mode, or an isosurface in auto or auto cycle interactive mode). In order to save an active transient animation, click on this record icon found in the tool ribbon below the graphics window. See Record Animation Icon for details on how to do the recording.

Figure 5.149: Recording Transient Animation

Record Button

Set Format...

Brings up the Image/Movie Format and Options dialog. The animation will be recorded using the selected format. (see Saving Graphic Images and Print/Save an Image)

Keyframes: Play

This will play the keyframes.

Keyframes: Reset

This will reset the keyframes to the beginning prior to starting the record.

Animated traces: Reset

This will reset the animated traces to the beginning prior to starting the record. This toggle is only active if you have animated traces.

Flipbook: Play

This will play the flipbook.

Flipbook: Reset

This will reset the flipbook to the beginning prior to starting the record.

Solution time: Play

This will play through the solution time.

Solution time: Reset

This will reset the solution time to the beginning prior to starting the record.

Number of frames

Choose the number of frames to record.

File prefix

The location and filename prefix for the recorded images. The appropriate suffix will be added automatically.

Window Size

Open pulldown to choose the window size.

The animation will be recorded using the selected format. (see Saving Graphic Images and Print/Save an Image)

Save multiple images

If Type: Detached Display, will save an image per display

Render to offscreen buffer

Render offscreen (if your card supports this feature). Toggle this on to avoid having the image appear to your screen to be saved. This avoids the risk of saving overlapping windows onto your image.

Stereo

EnSight offers several options for saving stereo files.

Current

Save according to the display settings

Mono

Don't save in stereo

Interleaved

Left and right stereo saved together.

Anaglyph Cyan/Red

Save two files for anaglyph stereo (colored glasses) using cyan in the left eye and red in the right eye.

Anaglyph Blue/Red

Save two files for anaglyph stereo (colored glasses) using blue in the left eye and red in the right eye.

Anaglyph Red/Blue

Save two files for anaglyph stereo (colored glasses) using red in the left eye and blue in the right eye.

Number of passes

Number of images to use in anti-aliasing algorithm. The higher the number, the smoother that jagged lines will appear but the longer that your image will take to save.

Screen Tiling

Graphics images can be saved in multiple sections called Tiles. These can be re-rendered back onto multiple displays, using, for example, our free EnVideo application.

Pick Pulldown Icon

Opens a pulldown menu for the specification of the desired type of Pick operation. The actual Pick operation is normally assigned to the P key on the keyboard or the middle mouse button, unless it has been reassigned under Main Menu: Edit → Preferences... → Mouse and Keyboard...

Figure 5.150: Pick Pulldown Icon

Pick part

When the Pick operation is performed (by default, pressing the P key, or the middle mouse button), the Part directly under the mouse cursor is selected. To select multiple Parts, hold down Ctrl during the Pick operation.

Pick cursor tool location

When the Pick operation is performed, the Cursor Tool will be positioned at the Picked point.

Pick line tool location

Using 2 points

When the Pick operation is performed, the ends of the Line Tool will be placed at the Picked points. Two points must be picked to position the Line Tool.

Using 2 nodes

When the Pick operation is performed, the ends of the Line Tool will be placed at the nodes closest to the picked points. Two nodes must be Picked to position the Line Tool. The line tool will continue to be tied to these two nodes.

Using surface pick + normal

When the Pick operation is performed, one end of the Line Tool will be placed at the Picked points, while the other one will be placed out in the normal to the surface direction.

Pick Plane Tool Location

Using 3 points

When the Pick operation is performed, the Plane Tool will be positioned at the Picked points. Three points must be Picked to position the Plane Tool.

Using 3 nodes

When the Pick operation is performed, the Plane Tool will be positioned at the nodes nearest the pick points. Three nodes must be Picked to position the Plane Tool. The plane will continue to be tied to these three nodes.

Using 2 points

When the Pick operation is performed, you can click and drag the mouse to define a line. The Plane Tool will be positioned parallel to your current viewing angle through the defined line. Consider using this option together with the F5, F6, F7, and F8 keys which will transform the view to a standard orientation.

Global Transform

Using Origin

When the Pick operation is performed, the location of origin of the plane tool is chosen. The orientation of the plane tool is unchanged with this option.

Using Normal

When the Pick operation is performed, the origin of the plane tool remains unchanged, but the normal goes from the origin to the picked point.

Using origin + normal

When the Pick operation is performed, the location of origin of the plane tool is chosen, and the normal of the plane tool is set to the normal of the surface.

Pick cylinder tool origin

When the Pick operation is performed, the location of origin of the cylinder tool is chosen and the axis of the cylinder tool is set to the normal of the surface.

Pick camera

Origin XYZ

When the Pick operation is performed on visible geometry the selected camera origin will be updated to the picked position.

Origin node

When the Pick operation is performed on visible geometry the selected camera origin will be updated to the picked node id and it's origin property will be updated to constrain itself to the node's position.

Direction XYZ

When the Pick operation is performed on visible geometry the selected camera view direction will be updated to point to the picked coordinate location and it's direction property will be updated to constrain itself to point to the given location.

Direction node

When the Pick operation is performed on visible geometry the selected camera view direction will be updated to point to the picked node id location and it's direction property will be updated to constrain itself to the node's position.

Pick spline control point

Using surface pick

When the Pick operation is performed on visible geometry a control point will be added to the currently selected spline at the insertion point. If no spline is currently selected or one does not exist a new spline will be created.

Tools Menu Functions

At center of picked part

When the Pick operation is performed on visible geometry a control point will be added to the currently selected spline at the center of the picked part. If no spline is currently selected or one does not exist a new spline will be created.

Tools Menu Functions

Center of transform

When the Pick operation is performed, the center of global transformation is positioned at the Picked point.

Center

When the Pick operation is performed, the Picked point is centered in the graphics window and the center of transform is set to the Picked point.

Center + direction

When the Pick operation is performed, the Picked point is centered in the graphics window and then rotated so the surface normal is parallel to the screen normal. The center of transform is also set to the Picked point.

Look at Point

When the Pick operation is performed, the Look At Point is positioned at the Picked point. The Look From Point is also adjusted to preserve the distance (between the two Points) and vector that existed prior to the Pick operation. Look At/Look From

Pick contour label location

When the Pick operation is performed on a contour part, a contour label is placed at the location of the Pick, or if a contour label exists at the picked point, it will be removed.

Pick element(s) to blank

When the Pick operation is performed, the Element that is chosen is visually removed from the graphics screen. The element still remains in the Element Blanking selection in Part Quick Action to enable / disable and restore visibility.

Element Blanking icon

Pick color palette band

When the Pick operation is performed on geometry colored by a variable or a color palette visible in the graphics window, a color band will appear. Edit Menu Functions

Pick frame origin

When the Pick operation is performed, the origin of the selected frame will be positioned at the Picked point.

Shade Icon

Toggles on/off global Shaded (default is off) which displays all Parts in a more realistic manner by making hidden surfaces invisible while shading visible surfaces according to specified lighting parameters. Performs the same function as View → Shaded item.

Figure 5.151: Shaded Toggle Icon ON / OFF

When toggled-off, all visible Parts are shown as line drawings. Shaded may be turned off for individual Parts using the Shaded toggle in the Parts Quick Action Icon Bar or the Feature Panel for each type of Part. It can also be turned off for a Particular viewport with the Selected viewport(s) special attributes icon, or in the View area of the Viewports Panel.

Shaded requires more time to redraw than a line-mode display (the default), so you may wish to first set up the Graphics Window as you want it, then turn on Shaded to see the final result. To shade surfaces, a Part's representation on the Client must include surfaces - (2D elements). Any 1D elements of Parts displayed with Shaded on will continue to be drawn as lines. Lighting parameters for brightness and reflectivity are specified independently in the Feature Panel for each type of Part.

View Menu Functions and Set Drawing Mode