Animate | Deformation Menu

Deformation | Undeformed

• If checked, the un-deformed structure is displayed during animation.

Deformation | X direction

• If checked, shape values in the Global X direction are displayed.

Deformation | Y direction

• If checked, shape values in the Global Y direction are displayed.

Deformation | Z direction

• If checked, shape values in the Global Z direction are displayed.

Deformation | Arrows

• If checked, Arrows are used to show Deformations during animation.

• To display arrows, either Arrows or Both must be selected in the Deformation column in either the Points or SubStructures spreadsheet.

• Arrow colors are the same as the Point colors.

Animation with Arrows and Deformed Enabled.

Deformation | Persistence

If checked, animation frames are displayed with persistence.

• Execute Animate | Step | Stop/Continue to refresh the persistence display.

Animation with Persistence.

Deformation | Orbits

If checked, complex shape data is displayed as an orbit at each Point.