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Working with Animations

6. Working with Animations

An animation consists of one or more point/curve pairs, in which the curve can be a line segment, circle, or arc. You build an animation by selecting a point/curve pair and then adding it to an animation.

Creating and Running an Animation

uTo add an animation and run it

Example: To animate a point around a circle

1. Plot a point and draw a circle, and select them.

2. Perform the following operation: 6(Animate) – 1:Add Animation.

This will add an animation effect that causes a point to move along the circumference of the circle.

3. Perform either of the following operations: 6(Animate) – 5:Go (once) or 6(Animate) – 6:Go (repeat).

This cause the point to move along the circumference of the circle.

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4. To stop the animation, press J or o.

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