Set the animation properties of the displayed result, such as the number of frames, or whether each frame displays a cumulative result.
- Single dataset
- Animates the result values through the part at a specific time during the molding cycle. In other words, there is only one set of data used in the animation and the values within that dataset are animated.
- Multiple dataset
- Creates an animation consisting of multiple sets of data at various values of a specified independent variable, generally Time or Normalized thickness.
You can set the number of frames used in the animation. For example, increase the number of frames to smooth an animation and see the material flow progress in smaller steps. This can be useful when investigating material flow through complex geometry.
Dialog elements
- Animate result over
- Specifies how the frame(s) for the animation are to be created.
Depending on the mesh type, the analysis sequence, and how you have setup the collection of intermediate results data, the options in this drop-down menu are:
- Single dataset
- When selected, the result data is animated within a single frame of data where all other variables have been kept constant.
- Time
- When selected, the result data (e.g. Pressure) is animated over time, using the multiple sets of intermediate data.
- Normalized thickness
- When selected, the result data (e.g. Temperature) is animated against the normalized thickness, using the multiple sets of intermediate data. This option is available for Midplane or Dual Domain mesh types only. You must set up the Profiled result in the Intermediate output of the solver parameters to write at constant intervals.
- Number of frames
- Specify the number of frames to be generated for the animation.
Enter the desired number of frames in the box provided or use the arrow controls to select the number of frames.
- Value range
- In the characteristic units of the current plot, specify the range to be displayed on each frame of the animation.
The smaller the range you specify, the more frames will be created in the animation.
Note: The default value is obtained by dividing the full value range of the result (e.g. 0 to 2.5 seconds in the case of a fill time plot) by 24 (the default number of animation frames).
- Single dataset animation
- Select which single dataset animation method to use.
- Accumulate
- Displays the cumulative result values as the animation proceeds.
- The result values of all preceding frames are displayed as well as the value range of the current frame.
- Current frame only
- Displays only the specific value range associated with each frame.