PURPOSE
This app can be used to play plots in a graph layer by group or select plots by a slider. Plots in different groups can be compared by animation.
INSTALLATION
Download the file
Animate_Plots_in_Layer.opx
, and then drag-and-drop onto the Origin workspace. An icon will appear in the
Apps Gallery
window.
OPERATION
Make a graph layer with plots for animation active. Click on the
Animate Plots in Layer
icon in the
Apps Gallery
window, a toolbar with two buttons will appear:
Play/Browse
and
Add Surface Plots
.
Play/Browse
Click on the
Play/Browse
button. In the opened dialog, choose
Mode
:
Play
or
Browse
, the former can animate plots in the layer, and the latter will show specified plots by a slider.
In the
Settings
branch, choose
First Plot in Each Group
in the list box. In this way, the tool can determine which plots are allocated to a group. Each frame shows plots of the same order number in different groups. Plots before the first plot in the first group will be treated as background plots, and they will always be shown in the animation or browser. The Specify the animation speed in the
Number of Frames per Second (FPS)
box. It should be positive. In
Browse
mode,
Browse Plots
slider can be dragged to show specified plots.
In
Play
mode, click
Play
button, a progress box will show the animation progress, and an animation will be played in the graph layer. Click
End
button in the progress box, and the animation will stop at this frame. Click
Play
button again, it will continue to play from this frame. Switch to
Browse
mode, the slider will stay at the stopped frame. Drag the slider to see details in frames around the stopped frame. Use the left or right arrow key in the keyboard to move to the previous or next frame.
Click
Close
button to close the dialog.
Add Surface Plots
This function was required by a user. Origin can't add multiple surface plots with a specified color once. This function can add multiple surface plots with XYZ...Z data in a worksheet and set a specified fill color.
Make a 3D graph layer active. It can include background plots. Click the
Add Surface Plots
button. In the opened dialog, select the worksheet with XYZ...Z columns for surface plot data. Choose
Fill Color
for these surface plots.
Click
OK
button. Surface plots will be added to the graph layer. Use
Add Surface Plots
button several times, and it can create groups of surface plots in a layer with different colors for different worksheets. Then click
Play/Browse
button to animate plots in the graph layer.
Sample OPJU File
This app provides a sample OPJU file. Right click on the
Animate Plots in Layer
icon in the
Apps Gallery
window, and choose
Show Samples Folder
from the short-cut menu. A folder will open. Drag-and-drop the project file
AnimatePlotsEx.opju
from the folder onto Origin. The
Notes
window in the project shows detailed steps.
Note: If you wish to save the OPJU after changing, it is recommended that you save to a different folder location (e.g.
User Files Folder
).
04/26/2023OriginLabHi ralcalaFL83,
Animate Plots in Layer App is used to show the animation in Origin Graph window, not for export. To export the animation, please consider build-in tool: Tools > Video Builder (https://www.originlab.com/doc/Origin-Help/Graph-Animation#The_Video_Builder_dialog), or Graph Anim App (https://www.originlab.com/fileexchange/details.aspx?fid=482)
Thanks,
OriginLab Technical Service
