29 - 1.3   IJK Blanking Animation

Use the Animation page of the IJK Blanking dialog (Plot > Blanking > IJK Blanking) to animate a sequence of Tecplot 360 EX renderings, starting with an initial set of blanked IJK indices and proceeding in a series of interpolated steps to a final set of blanked IJK indices.

To animate a sequence of IJK blankings, you must first turn on IJK blanking using the checkbox at the top of the IJK Blanking dialog. For more information on initially setting up IJK blanking, see “IJK Blanking” on page 289.

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The Animation page of the IJK Blanking dialog has the following settings:

• Starting Index (% of Max) - Specify an initial set of blanked IJK-indices in the text fields. Enter a range of indices for: I, J, and K (index values are entered as percentages of the maximum index).

• Ending Index (% of Max) - Specify a final set of blanked IJK-indices. Enter a range of indices for each: I, J, and K.

• Animation direction - Select the direction for the animation: forward, backward, loop (forward repeatedly), or bounce (forward, then backward, then forward, then backward...).

• Number of Steps - Specify the number of steps. The minimum is two.

• Current Step - Displays the number of the current step, which can be edited. Click Go to Step after editing to move to the chosen step.

• Slider – The slider can be dragged to change the current step. The following buttons may also be used.

• animate_begin00477.png – Jumps to the first step.

• animate_back_one00478.png – Moves one step toward the first step.

• animate_play00479.png – Plays the animation as specified by the Animation direction field. The Play button becomes a Pause button while the animation is playing.

• animate_fwd_one00481.png – Moves toward the last step.

• animate_end00482.png – Jumps to the last step.

Click the filmstrip icon to export the animation to a file. See Animation Export. Note that some of the settings in this dialog (such as direction and speed) do not apply when exporting to a file. Instead, you may add these effects later using a video editor, if desired.

• Limit Animation Speed to - Toggle-on to limit the animation speed to the value specified in the field.