Initiates animation in the connected Structure window using measurement data at the current cursor position in the Data Block.
To create an animated shape display, measurement data is retrieved from the Data Block for all M#s in the Animation equations for each Point & direction on the model in the connected Structure window
The displayed shape is defined by the measurement data at the current cursor position
Press the Left or Right Arrow key on the keyboard to change the current cursor position.
Shape animation can also be initiated by executing Draw | Animate Shapes in the connected Structure window.
When Animate | Method | Sweep is checked,
The cursor is swept through the measurement data, and the data at the current cursor position is displayed as the animated shape.
When Animate | Method | Sine Dwell is checked,
Each shape is multiplied by sine wave values (evenly spaces between values of -1 & +1) to provide sinusoidal modulation of the shape data from the current cursor position
When Animate | Method | Stationary Dwell is checked,
The measurement values at the current cursor location are displayed as the shape.
If Display | Real is checked, only the Real part of the measurement data is displayed as the animated shape.
If Display | Imaginary is checked, only the Imaginary part of the measurement data is displayed as the animated shape.
For all other data formats, the complex (magnitude & phase) data is displayed as the animated shape.
If M#s are not selected, values for all M#s in the Animation equations are used for the animated shape.
If M#s are selected, only values for the selected M#s are used for the animated shape.
When the M#s in a Data Block have multiple Reference DOFs, shapes can only be animated from one Reference DOF at a time.
Shapes are animated from one Reference DOF by selecting all M#s with the same Reference DOF.
If animation is initiated from a Data Block with multiple reference DOFs, the Edit | Select M#s | Select By dialog box will open.
Choose a Reference DOF, and press the Select button to display shapes for that Reference DOF.
M# Reference DOF Selection Box.
Execute Animate | Animate Shapes again to terminate shape animation