Animation Question
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Animation Question
Hi,
I have to create a presentation that describes how several components are all connected to a laptop (seven connections in total). I have created a keynote slide that reveals each connection in different colours which is o.k. but I was wondering about redesigning the slide in LiveCode and creating some form of animation to represent the flow of signals / current. How would you experts approach this type of graphic animation?
Thanks
Simon
I have to create a presentation that describes how several components are all connected to a laptop (seven connections in total). I have created a keynote slide that reveals each connection in different colours which is o.k. but I was wondering about redesigning the slide in LiveCode and creating some form of animation to represent the flow of signals / current. How would you experts approach this type of graphic animation?
Thanks
Simon
best wishes
Skids
Skids
Re: Animation Question
Simon,
Use a polygon graphic to indicate the connections between the devices and the laptop. Create a small round graphic and use the move command to move the round graphic over the polygons. You can use the pointList of a polygon as a parameter for the move command.
Another possibility is to create a number of tiny round graphics on top of those polygons and alternately set the backColor of the round graphics to a bright colour.
Best,
Mark
Use a polygon graphic to indicate the connections between the devices and the laptop. Create a small round graphic and use the move command to move the round graphic over the polygons. You can use the pointList of a polygon as a parameter for the move command.
Another possibility is to create a number of tiny round graphics on top of those polygons and alternately set the backColor of the round graphics to a bright colour.
Best,
Mark
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Re: Animation Question
Hello Simon,
There are numerous ways to do such an animation in Rev/Livecode. It all depends on how fancy you want to get.
I made a little stack with 3 graphics consisting of a thick line with its dashes changing, some basic animation to show a relationship between objects.
If you hover over the lines they start to animate, there are two buttons to start/stop animating all three of the lines.
The card script has a closecard handler that cancels any 'leftover' messages in case you leave the card and an animation is still running.
Fairly simple animation, can easily be expanded to more lines.
If you have trouble with the .livecode suffix, just change it to .rev and you are ok. Or drag the .livcode file onto the icon of your Rev application.
regards
Bernd
There are numerous ways to do such an animation in Rev/Livecode. It all depends on how fancy you want to get.
I made a little stack with 3 graphics consisting of a thick line with its dashes changing, some basic animation to show a relationship between objects.
If you hover over the lines they start to animate, there are two buttons to start/stop animating all three of the lines.
The card script has a closecard handler that cancels any 'leftover' messages in case you leave the card and an animation is still running.
Fairly simple animation, can easily be expanded to more lines.
If you have trouble with the .livecode suffix, just change it to .rev and you are ok. Or drag the .livcode file onto the icon of your Rev application.
regards
Bernd
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Re: Animation Question
Hi Bernd,
Your demo is exactly the sort of thing I wish to produce.
Thanks
Simon
Your demo is exactly the sort of thing I wish to produce.
Thanks
Simon
best wishes
Skids
Skids
Re: Animation Question
Hi Simon,
Well I guess then it is easily expandable by playing with the dashes / timing / color / linesize etc. Or leave it as it is and multiply the lines.
Glad it helped.
regards
Bernd
Well I guess then it is easily expandable by playing with the dashes / timing / color / linesize etc. Or leave it as it is and multiply the lines.
Glad it helped.
regards
Bernd
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Re: Animation Question
Hi Bernd,
I am trying to replicate an effect I remember from old training films which aimed to show how complex hydraulic systems were put together. Having the fluid move did add something to the impact of the presentation (film). Also it is good to present something that is not a typical powerpoint death by lists presentation.
I will post my efforts for comments / marking
Thanks again
Simon
I am trying to replicate an effect I remember from old training films which aimed to show how complex hydraulic systems were put together. Having the fluid move did add something to the impact of the presentation (film). Also it is good to present something that is not a typical powerpoint death by lists presentation.
I will post my efforts for comments / marking

Thanks again
Simon
best wishes
Skids
Skids
Re: Animation Question
Simon,
if you are into hydraulics have a look at a water tank (barrel) I made. Could be adapted to hydraulics.
http://forums.runrev.com/phpBB2/viewtop ... rel#p22987
one is a revlet and the other the stack.
The tanks are selfcontained groups and can be set by script. If they are not too big the animate quite nicely.
One could play around with this stuff forever...
regards
Bernd
if you are into hydraulics have a look at a water tank (barrel) I made. Could be adapted to hydraulics.
http://forums.runrev.com/phpBB2/viewtop ... rel#p22987
one is a revlet and the other the stack.
The tanks are selfcontained groups and can be set by script. If they are not too big the animate quite nicely.
One could play around with this stuff forever...
regards
Bernd