Animating a result

The Animation toolbar includes several options you can use to animate results.

To open the results tab, click (Results tab > Results panel > Results)

Click one of the following buttons to display the selected result in the required way.

• Step backward one frame at a time
• Step forward one frame at a time
• Play
• Pause
• Stop
• Loop animation (from start to finish repeatedly, until another button is selected)
• Bounce animation (from start to finish then the reverse repeatedly, until another button is selected)

Overlaid XY plots

You can overlay a result plot with an XY plot and if the unit of the axis of the original plot is the same as the unit of the animation variable of the overlaid plot (e.g., Fill Time and Clamp Force XY Plot), they can be animated together. The animation variable range and step length are determined by the overlaid plot, and the range can be adjusted by modifying the property of the overlaid plot. If the length of the overlaid is shorter than that of the original plot increase the length of the overlaid plot.

To increase the length of the plot, click (Results tab > Properties panel > Plot Properties).

• If the overlaid plot is a result plot, select the Animation tab and extend the Animate result over range.
• If the overlaid plot is an XY plot, select the XY Plot Properties (2) tab and change the X range.

The number of frames can be increased or decreased; for example, increase the number of frames to smoothen out a jerky animation.

To change the number of frames used in the animation, edit the plot properties.

Tip: You can drag the slider or use the arrow keys to step the animation forward or back.