Texas Instruments NS/CLM/1L1/B User Guide - Page 97

The animation control panel, Resetting animation, Stopping animation, Selecting the Reset

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Press + and - to increase/decrease the speed of animation incrementally once it is set. The animation control panel Once a point is animated, a floating control panel displays on the page. You can move this panel by dragging it to a new location. When animation is active, the panel contains a Reset and a Pause button. When either button is pressed, and animation is reset or paused, the Pause button changes to a Start button. These controls are affect all animated points on a page. Panel when animation is active Panel with animation paused/reset Resetting animation Selecting the Reset button not only pauses animation but also returns the animated point to its initial coordinate position on the object when animation was first started. If multiple points are animated on the page, all are returned to their original locations when you select Reset. Stopping animation To stop the animation of an object: 1. Select the Pause or Reset button on the control bar. 2. Display the Animation attribute for the point. 3. Change the speed to 0 (zero). 4. Click an empty area of the screen to apply the change, or press ·. 5. Select Start to resume animation if other animated points were temporarily stopped. If no other animated points are on the page, the animation control box does not reappear when the velocity is set to 0. Note: If you have multiple points in motion on one page and want to permanently stop the animation of all objects, when motion is paused or stopped, display the attributes bar for each point and change the velocity to 0. Using Graphs & Geometry 89

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Using Graphs & Geometry
89
Press
+
and
-
to increase/decrease the speed of animation
incrementally once it is set.
The animation control panel
Once a point is animated, a floating control panel displays on the page.
You can move this panel by dragging it to a new location.
When animation is active, the panel contains a Reset
and a Pause
button. When either button is pressed, and animation is reset or paused,
the Pause button changes to a Start
button. These controls are affect
all animated points on a page.
Resetting animation
Selecting the Reset
button not only pauses animation but also returns
the animated point to its initial coordinate position on the object when
animation was first started. If multiple points are animated on the page,
all are returned to their original locations when you select Reset.
Stopping animation
To stop the animation of an object:
1.
Select the Pause
or Reset
button on the control bar.
2.
Display the Animation attribute for the point.
3.
Change the speed to 0 (zero).
4.
Click an empty area of the screen to apply the change, or press
ยท
.
5.
Select Start
to resume animation if other animated points were
temporarily stopped.
If no other animated points are on the page, the animation control
box does not reappear when the velocity is set to 0.
Note:
If you have multiple points in motion on one page and want
to permanently stop the animation of all objects, when motion is
paused or stopped, display the attributes bar for each point and
change the velocity to 0.
Panel when animation is
active
Panel with animation
paused/reset