Starts a VDA Tool used for animating a sequence of images.
Position Specifies the x and y (horizontal and vertical) coordinates in pixels for the starting location of the upper-left corner of the VDA Tool window.
Restore A data structure that has been saved in the Tools Manager with the TmSaveTools function. This keyword is reserved for internal use; it is not to be used at the command line (see Discussion).
Template A string containing the name of a VDA Tool template file.
XSize Specifies the width of the drawing area, in pixels.
YSize Specifies the height of the drawing area, in pixels.
The Restore keyword is used specifically by the TM_RESTORE method. For information on the TM_RESTORE method, refer to the source code for WzAnimate in:
wavedir/lib/vdatools/wzanimate.pro
wavedir:[LIB.VDATOOLS]WZANIMATE.PRO
wavedir\lib\vdatools\wzanimate.pro
wavedir
is the main PV-WAVE directory. A template is a VDA Tool without any data associated with it. The template contains all of the modifications to the VDA Tool colors, axes, graphical elements that were set when the template file was saved. Template files are saved with the File=Save Template As ... function on the VDA Tool.
NOTE: For information on how to use this VDA Tool, use online Help. Select the On Window command from the VDA Tool Help menu to bring up Help on this VDA Tool.
WzAnimate, head
head
exists on the $MAIN$ level of PV-WAVE, and the
; animation is created in the following manner.
OPENR, 3, 'wave/data/headspin.dat' head = BYTARR(256, 256, 32) READU, 3, head CLOSE, 3