Animation Player

The software includes an animation player which can be used to view animations created in the Results environment.

Figure 1: The Animation Player

The buttons are as follows:

1. Slider: drag the slider with the mouse to quickly set the frame to display.
2. Rewind: display the first frame.
3. Forward: display the last frame.
4. Play: play the animation.
5. Pause: pause the animation at the current step. This button becomes active when an animation is playing.
6. Step Backward: display the frame prior to the current frame.
7. Step Forward: display the frame following the current frame.
8. Stop: stops the playing of the animation.

Edit Menu

• Automatic Rewind: Rewind to the first frame after running the animation.
• Play Count: Specify a number of times to loop the animation.
• Automatic Repeat: Loop the animation continuously until the Stop or Pause button is pressed.

Scale Menu

• Time: When active, the scale shown on the slider corresponds to the animation time in seconds. This time is related to the playback speed; it does not necessarily correspond to real time in a transient analysis.
• Frames: When active, the scale shown on the slider corresponds to the frame number.