If the plotfiles have been stored it is a simple matter to produce the animation itself by using

Note that to display the animation sequence the plotfiles must first be read and the corresponding segments or bit maps created. When initial file reading (which can be slow) is completed the animation sequence proper will start.

At the end of the animation sequence the user is presented with a short menu relating to the controls for animation (which can also be set prior to animation by using UTIL SETUP ANIMATE). These are largely self explanatory, with the exception, perhaps, of LINEAR and OSCILLATE; the difference between these two options is the order in which the sequence of frames is displayed. For example, the above command uses OSCILLATE as the default; this repeats the sequence forwards and then backwards, whereas LINEAR would display the sequence forwards and then start at the beginning of the sequence again. So if the plotfiles are to be displayed in a linear fashion the command would need to be :-

DRAWING ANIMATE anim1 anim2 anim3 anim4 anim5 anim4 anim3 anim2

It is worth noting that the default for parameter SPEED is 75 (which means that the speed of animation is to be 75% of the maximum speed) and the default for the duration of the animation sequence is 20 seconds.