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1. BASES: HOW IT WORKS
- an animation it's a "frames collection"
- each frame can be generated by a time-dependant function (a parametric equation)
- parameter must be a vector (a column matrix)
![parameter examples](GetFile.aspx?File=animations/wiki-01-01.PNG)
- parametric equations can be mono-parametric or multi-parametric
![parametric equations](GetFile.aspx?File=animations/wiki-01-02.PNG)
- when you plot an animation, the animation parameter must be defined as "t"
![plot syntax](GetFile.aspx?File=animations/wiki-01-03.PNG)
- right-click on your plots to define the animation settings
- parameter source: Animate -> u or v
now each frame take a progressive position of the source variable as "t" value
- animation speed: Frame rate -> ###
i.e. "frame-rate > 2" means 2 frames per second
- loop settings: Frame rate -> No animation/Play once/Repeat Indefinitely
selecting "No animation" you can see each frame step-by-step with ALT+left / ALT+right
2. EXAMPLES
![EXAMPLE 01](GetFile.aspx?File=animations/wiki-02-01.gif)
![EXAMPLE 02](GetFile.aspx?File=animations/wiki-02-02.gif)
![EXAMPLE 03](GetFile.aspx?File=animations/wiki-02-03.gif)
![EXAMPLE 04a](GetFile.aspx?File=animations/wiki-02-04a.gif)
3. REFERENCES
This simple tutorial can be found here:
Animations tutorial - bases