Adams Basic Package > Adams View > View Command Language > animation > animation play

animation play

Allows you to play an animation.

Format:

 
animation play
animation_name =
an existing animation
page_name =
an existing page

Example:

 
animation play &
animation_name =
animation_1 &
page_name =
page_1

Description:

 
Parameter
Value Type
Description
animation_name
An Existing Animation
Specifies an existing animation name that has to be run
page_name
An Existing Page
Specifies the page in the Adams Postprocessor that is to be run
type
[time_marker, advancing_curve]
Specifies the type of the animation to play on a plot. The default is time_marker animation. In order to specify an animation where the curves advance on the plot with the animation time, specify the advancing_curve option
time_window
Real value
This parameter is applicable only to the advancing_curve animation option and controls the width of the moving time window on the plot, as the animation proceeds.

When one of the axes on the plot is time, then the axis limits change with each frame of the animation according to the time_window specified. For data vs data plots, the axis limits stay unchanged during the animation and only the time-sliced portion of the curve advances on the plot.

Extended Definition:

1. The parameter supplied to this command could either be an animation name or a page name (run from the post processor)